Thesaurus: commando
a member of a military unit trained as shock troops for hit-and-run raids
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- n. a member of a military unit trained as shock troops for hit-and-run raids
- n. an amphibious military unit trained for raids into enemy territory
- In South Africa, a military body or command; also, sometimes, an expedition or raid; as, a commando of a hundred Boers. The war bands, called commandos, have played a great part in the . . . military history of the country. James Bryce.
- In South Africa, a military body or command; also, sometimes,an expedition or raid; as, a commando of a hundred Boers.
- n:100 n. a member of a military unit trained as shock troops for hit-and-run raids n. an amphibious military unit trained for raids into enemy territory