paratroop

American  

[par-uh-troop] / ˈpær əˌtrup /

Also skytroop

adjective

1. of or relating to a paratrooper or a parachute unit.

   paratroop boots.

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noun

1. paratrooper.

Etymology

Origin of paratroop

First recorded in 1935–40; back formation from paratrooper

Example Sentences

Now 75, he put on the blue-striped jersey and sky-blue beret of the Soviet paratroop unit in which he served and drove his electric mobility cart through the occupied southern city of Kherson collecting donations.

From Reuters • Oct. 3, 2022

There was an official airshow and a paratroop display and once the official duties were done, Mr Bolsonaro then addressed the crowd once more.

From BBC • Sep. 7, 2022

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

His dozen-odd UN regulars and Turkish partisans had done their best to simulate a paratroop attack in force.

From Hunter Patrol by Piper, H. Beam