paratroop
Americanadjective
noun
Etymology
Origin of paratroop
First recorded in 1935–40; back formation from paratrooper
Example Sentences
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Pavel S. Grachev, the defense minister, stated on television that the armed forces could have taken control of Chechnya with “one paratroop regiment in a couple of hours.”
From New York Times • Dec. 10, 2019
There, it and other flying military transports are expected to drop paratroop re-enactors along the French coast at Normandy.
From Washington Times • May 21, 2019
There, it and other flying military transports are expected to drop paratroop re-enactors along the French coast at Normandy.
From Seattle Times • May 20, 2019
But when "Major Tom", a pugnacious paratroop officer in the German army reserve, took off to go hang-gliding in late August, things began to go wrong.
From Reuters • Oct. 11, 2012
"We have further been informed that the Reunited Nations has withdrawn its ban on aircraft, which would seem to free your paratroop carrying planes."
From Border, Breed Nor Birth by Reynolds, Mack
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