"spec ops" meaning in English

See spec ops in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: spec op [singular], spec ops [attributive]
Head templates: {{en-noun|p|attr=spec ops|sg=spec op}} spec ops pl (normally plural, singular spec op, attributive spec ops)
  1. Clipping of special operations (clipped compound). Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, plural, plural-normally Alternative form of: special operations (extra: clipped compound)

Inflected forms

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