shock troops
plural noun Military.
troops especially selected, trained, and equipped for engaging in assault.
Nearby words
shock front, shock jock, shock lung, shock radio, shock therapy, shock troops, shock tube, shock wave, shock-horror, shock-resistant, shock-test
Origin of shock troops
First recorded in 1915–20
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Examples 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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