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paratroops

noun · verb · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • CMU ARPABET: P EH1 R AH0 T R UW2 P S Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

infantry soldiers deployed by parachute

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: plural, plural-only

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2

verb

Meaning 2

third-person singular simple present indicative of paratroop

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person

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3

noun

Meaning 3

infantry trained and equipped to parachute

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Broader terms: infantry, foot

History

Etymology

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