paratroops
plural noun
para·troops
ˈper-ə-ˌtrüps 
ˈpa-rə-
: troops trained and equipped to parachute from an airplane
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The government poured more than 3,000 troops into the effort, including paratroops and special forces soldiers, according to Sandoval.
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Kevin Sieff, Washington Post, 6 Jan. 2023
No British attempt was made to land men simultaneously on the south bank of the Rhine, nearest the Allied lines, and the paratroops failed in their own attempts to cross the bridge under fire.
—Max Hastings, The New York Review of Books, 28 May 2020
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Kevin Sieff, Washington Post, 6 Jan. 2023
No British attempt was made to land men simultaneously on the south bank of the Rhine, nearest the Allied lines, and the paratroops failed in their own attempts to cross the bridge under fire.
—Max Hastings, The New York Review of Books, 28 May 2020
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“Paratroops.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/paratroops. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.
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paratroops
plural noun
para·troops
ˈpar-ə-ˌtrüps
: troops trained and equipped to parachute from an airplane
paratrooper
noun
-ˌtrü-pər
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