paratroops
Example Sentences
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Two IDF divisions and various units, such as combat engineers, paratroops, infantry brigades and tanks, are all operating in Gaza.
From Washington Times ● Nov. 8, 2023
Within a day, Ukrainians had wiped out the elite Russian paratroops and destroyed the landing strip.
From Reuters ● Aug. 22, 2022
British paratroops became involved in a confrontation with Iraqis in the town who, it is thought, believed those troops should not have been there due to this agreement.
From BBC ● Jun. 24, 2013
A previous version of this article incorrectly said that U.S. paratroops from the 171st Airborne were deployed to the Baltic states before the war.
From Washington Post
At the airport across the Chattahoochee River in Alabama, five battalions of paratroops were waiting assignment.
From Earth Alert! by Kris Neville
