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Meaning of COMMANDO

Pronunciation:  ku'mandow

 
WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
  1. [n]  an amphibious military unit trained for raids into enemy territory
  2. [n]  a member of a military unit trained as shock troops for hit-and-run raids
 

COMMANDO is a 8 letter word that starts with C.

 

 Synonyms: ranger
 
 See Also: force, man, military force, military group, military man, military personnel, military unit, serviceman

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 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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