"desant" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: desants [plural]
Etymology: Russian десант (desant), from French descente (“descent”), in reference to parachuting. Doublet of descent. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|ru|десант}} Russian десант (desant), {{der|en|fr|descente||descent}} French descente (“descent”), {{doublet|en|descent}} Doublet of descent Head templates: {{en-noun}} desant (plural desants)
  1. (military) A member of the Russian Airborne Troops. Categories (topical): Military
    Sense id: en-desant-en-noun-fBd8NcaO Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: government, military, politics, war

Inflected forms

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