shock troops
plural noun Military.
troops especially selected, trained, and equipped for engaging in assault.
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First recorded in 1915–20
Words nearby shock troops
shock front, shock jock, shock lung, shock radio, shock therapy, shock troops, shock tube, shock wave, shock-horror, shock-resistant, shock-test
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Example sentences from the Web for shock troops
The break-through was clean and the advance made by the endless waves of German shock-troops appalling.
Woodrow Wilson and the World War|Charles Seymour
British Dictionary definitions for shock troops
shock troops
pl n
soldiers specially trained and equipped to carry out an assault
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