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storm troops

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plural noun Military.

(formerly) German troops specially chosen and equipped for carrying out assault operations.

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RELATED WORDS

commandos, paratroops

Nearby words

  1. storm sewer,
  2. storm signal,
  3. storm surge,
  4. storm track,
  5. storm trooper,
  6. storm warning,
  7. storm watch,
  8. storm window,
  9. storm-cock,
  10. storm-trooper

Origin of storm troops

1915–20; translation of German Sturmtruppen
Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019

Examples from the Web for storm troops

  • A few days later the place where we were standing was under waves of German storm-troops.

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