SAYERET MAT'KAL

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Sayeret Mat'kal mean? 

• SAYERET MAT'KAL (noun)
  The noun SAYERET MAT'KAL has 1 sense:

1. Israel's elite secret commando unit responsible for counterterrorist and top secret intelligence gathering and hostage rescue missions

  Familiarity information: SAYERET MAT'KAL used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• SAYERET MAT'KAL (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Israel's elite secret commando unit responsible for counterterrorist and top secret intelligence gathering and hostage rescue missions

Classified under:

Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects

Synonyms:

sayeret; Sayeret Mat'kal; Sayeret Matkal

Hypernyms ("Sayeret Mat'kal" is a kind of...):

commando (an amphibious military unit trained for raids into enemy territory)

Domain region:

Israel; Sion; State of Israel; Yisrael; Zion (Jewish republic in southwestern Asia at eastern end of Mediterranean; formerly part of Palestine)

Holonyms ("Sayeret Mat'kal" is a part of...):

IDF; Israeli Defense Force (the ground and air and naval forces of Israel)