paratroops
Britishplural noun
Example Sentences
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He was a reservist, a medic in the paratroops of the Israel Defence Forces, when he heard the first news of the 7 October Hamas attack.
From BBC • Dec. 3, 2024
Small contingents of British troops, including marine commandos and paratroops, have already drilled with Japanese and South Korean forces this year.
From Washington Times • May 12, 2023
Russian Major-General Alexei Ragozin said the paratroops were handed back after "very difficult" negotiations.
From Reuters • Sep. 1, 2014
He was ordained in Rome in 1938 and served two years at a church in Baltimore, then volunteered as a paratroops chaplain in World War II, getting the nickname “The Jumping Padre.”
From Washington Post • Sep. 29, 2011
At the airport across the Chattahoochee River in Alabama, five battalions of paratroops were waiting assignment.
From Earth Alert! by Neville, Kris
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