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paratroops

US // (ˈpærəˌtruːps) //

伞兵部队,伞兵,伞兵队,空降兵

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Definitions

  1. 1
    • : troops trained and equipped to be dropped by parachute into a battle areaAlso called: paratroopers, parachute troops

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Examples

  • I served as a sergeant in an elite sniper unit of the paratroops.

  • At the airport across the Chattahoochee River in Alabama, five battalions of paratroops were waiting assignment.

  • If they see paratroops landing they're liable to get unfriendly fast.

  • On fields where paratroops are trained we have towers to jump from, but they cost a pile of money.