Definition of "paratroops" []

• Infantry trained and equipped to parachute. (noun-plural)

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• "The paratroops were a rough lot and evidently cared little what or how they ate."
• "Even as late as March 21, 1945, medical reports show Manoian listed as part of the Chemical Warfare Service, not the paratroops, Siddall said."
• "President Dmitry Medvedev on Sunday ordered a battalion of paratroops to reinforce the garrison at the Russia."