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Commando   /kəmˈændˌoʊ/   Listen
Commando

noun
1.
A member of a military unit trained as shock troops for hit-and-run raids.  Synonym: ranger.
2.
An amphibious military unit trained for raids into enemy territory.





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"Commando" Quotes from Famous Books



... shows how George Ransome is compelled to leave his father's farm and take service with the British. He is given the command of a band of scouts as a reward for gallantry, and with these he punishes certain rebels for a piece of rascality, and successfully attacks Botha's commando. Thanks to his knowledge of the veldt he is of signal service to his country, and even ...
— Condemned as a Nihilist - A Story of Escape from Siberia • George Alfred Henty


Words linked to "Commando" :   ranger, military unit, man, sayeret, Sayeret Matkal, military machine, serviceman, force, military, Sayeret Mat'kal, war machine, Special Air Service, armed forces, military group, military personnel, military man, SAS, armed services, military force


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