"SOF" meaning in English

See SOF in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: SOFs [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} SOF (plural SOFs)
  1. (military) Initialism of special operations force. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: special operations force Categories (topical): Military
    Sense id: en-SOF-en-noun-jsm4jKC9 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: government, military, politics, war

Inflected forms

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