Look up: Commando

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   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 operations behind enemy lines. In Britain, the first commando units were the British Combined Operations Command who raided enemy-occupied territory in the second World War after the evacuation of Dunkirk in 1...
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   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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   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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   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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   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 commandos , have played a great part in the . . . military history of the country.» James Bryce.
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   commando
   noun an amphibious military unit trained for raids into enemy territory
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   commando
   noun a member of a military unit trained as shock troops for hit-and-run raids
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   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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   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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    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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