Meaning of COMMANDO
| Pronunciation: | | ku'mandow
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- [n] an amphibious military unit trained for raids into enemy territory
- [n] a member of a military unit trained as shock troops for hit-and-run raids
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| | Synonyms: | | ranger |
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| | See Also: | | force, man, military force, military group, military man, military personnel, military unit, serviceman | |
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| | Definition: | | Commando
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| | Definition: | | \Com*man"do\, n. [D. See {Command}, v. t.]
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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