"paratroop" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: paratroops [plural]
Etymology: para- + troop Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|para|troop}} para- + troop Head templates: {{en-noun}} paratroop (plural paratroops)
  1. A company of paratroopers.
    Sense id: en-paratroop-en-noun-iDoj4ooH Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with para- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 93 7
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Verb

Forms: paratroops [present, singular, third-person], paratrooping [participle, present], paratrooped [participle, past], paratrooped [past]
Etymology: Back-formation from paratrooper. Head templates: {{en-verb}} paratroop (third-person singular simple present paratroops, present participle paratrooping, simple past and past participle paratrooped)
  1. (intransitive) To serve as a paratrooper. Tags: intransitive
    Sense id: en-paratroop-en-verb-C~vMOJP0
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for paratroop meaning in English (1.6kB)

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