"Special Air Service" meaning in All languages combined

See Special Air Service on Wiktionary

Proper name [English]

Forms: the Special Air Service [canonical]
Head templates: {{en-prop|def=1|head=Special Air Service}} the Special Air Service
  1. (British, Australia, New Zealand, military) An elite unit of the British army. Similar units operate in the Australian and New Zealand armies. Tags: Australia, British, New-Zealand Categories (topical): Military Synonyms: SAS [initialism]

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