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  1. Commando
    [horse] Commando (1898–1905) was an American Hall of Fame Champion Thoroughbred racehorse. ==Racing career== Bred at Castleton Stud by owner James R. Keene, Commando raced at age two, winning five of his six starts and finishing second in the other as a result of jockey error. At age three...
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  2. commando
    [n] - a member of a military unit trained as shock troops for hit-and-run raids 2. [n] - an amphibious military unit trained for raids into enemy territory
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  3. commando
    Member of a specially trained, highly mobile military unit. The term originated in South Africa in the 19th century, where it referred to Boer military reprisal raids against Africans and, in the...
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  4. Commando
    Series of wheeled armoured vehicles [US], Brandt 60mm Mortar [FR], Helicopter [UK], ECIA Mod C 60mm Mortar [ES], Esperanza 60mm Mortar [ES], ODE 60mm Mortar, Transport Aircraft [US]
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  5. Commando
    Com·man'do noun [ Dutch See Command , transitive verb ] 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 comma...
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  6. commando
    noun an amphibious military unit trained for raids into enemy territory
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  7. commando
    noun a member of a military unit trained as shock troops for hit-and-run raids
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  8. Commando
    • (v. t.) In South Africa, a military body or command; also, sometimes, an expedition or raid; as, a commando of a hundred Boers.
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  9. commando
    military unit—roughly equivalent to an infantry battalion—consisting of men especially trained to employ guerrilla-like shock tactics ranging from ... [4 related articles]
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  1. Commando
    [video game] It was released for several platforms, including the Commodore 64, Amstrad CPC, MSX, ZX Spectrum, Intellivision, Atari 2600, Atari 7800, Amiga, Nintendo Entertainment System, Acorn Electron, BBC Micro and PC. Versions of the game also appear on Capcom Classics Collection for the...
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  2. Commando
    [comics] Commando For Action and Adventure, formerly known as Commando War Stories in Pictures, and colloquially known as Commando Comics, are a series of British comic books that primarily draw their themes and backdrops from the various incidents of the World Wars I and II. The comic, stil...
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  3. Commando
    [film] Matthew Weisman | starring = Arnold Schwarzenegger John F. Link | studio = Silver Pictures | distributor = 20th Century Fox | released = {start date|1985|10|4} | runtime = 90 minutes | country = United States | language = English | budget = $10 million| gross = $57,491,000}}Commando i...
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  4. Commando
    In English, the term commando means a specific kind of individual soldier or military unit. In contemporary usage, commando usually means elite light infantry and/or special operations forces units, specializing in amphibious landings, parachuting, rappelling and similar techniques, to conduct and ...
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  5. commando
    commando, small, elite military raiding and assault unit or soldier. Although the word was coined in the Boer War (1899–1902), the role is as old as battles themselves. In 1940, when the British organized a number of such units, the term came into wide use. Made up of hand-picked volunteers, s...
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  6. Commando
    A commando is a member of a specially trained, highly mobile military unit. The term originated in South Africa in the 19th century, where it referred to Boer military reprisal raids against Africans and, in the South African Wars, against the British. Commando units have often carried out operation...
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  7. commando
    Member of a specially trained, highly mobile military unit. The term originated in South Africa in the 19th century, where it referred to Boer military reprisal raids against Africans and, in the South African Wars, against the British. Commando units have often carried out operations behind enemy l...
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  8. Commando
    [pigeon] Commando was a pigeon used in service with the British armed forces during the Second World War to carry crucial intelligence. The pigeon carried out more than ninety missions during the war, and received the Dickin Medal (the animal equivalent of the Victoria Cross) for three parti...
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  9. Commando
    [1988 film] Commando is a 1988 Hindi-language Indian feature film directed by Babbar Subhash and produced by Mushir-Riaz, starring Mithun Chakraborty, Mandakini, Amrish Puri and Hemant Birje ==Plot== Commando is an action film in the genre of James Bond movies, featuring choreographed stunts...
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  10. commando
    1) 'dirty dozen' marauder 2) Assault-team member 3) Man 4) Military man 5) Military personnel 6) Ranger 7) Serviceman
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