Definition of paratrooper
:a member of the paratroops
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Law enforcement: Quelling the riot were about 17,000 members of Detroit Police, Michigan National Guard, Michigan State Police and U.S. Army paratroopers from the 82nd and 101st airborne units.
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About 300 paratroopers were sent to Iraq, where troop levels hovered around 5,000.
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It is operated by three crew members and can carry 92 ground troops or 64 paratroopers, according to a Navy website.
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The war in Burundi started in 1993 when Tutsi paratroopers assassinated the country’s first democratically elected president, a Hutu.
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For a black guitarist and former U.S. Army paratrooper to perform such an unorthodox (and even anti-war) version of America's theme song in the midst of the Vietnam conflict was deeply subversive.
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Doug served four years in the Army as an artilleryman and paratrooper, left with an honorable discharge and a good-conduct medal, then joined the National Guard.
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The three paratroopers from Rubinger's photo are Zion Karasenti, Yitzhak Yifat and Haim Oshri.
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That might was on display at the annual Airborne Review on June 1, with 4,500 paratroopers of the 82nd’s 18,000 strong taking part.
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First Known Use of paratrooper
1927
PARATROOPER Defined for English Language Learners
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Definition of paratrooper for English Language Learners
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: a member of a group of soldiers who are trained to jump out of airplanes using a parachute
PARATROOPER Defined for Kids
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Definition of paratrooper for Students
:a soldier trained and equipped to parachute from an airplane
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