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SHOCK TROOPS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does shock troops mean?
• SHOCK TROOPS (noun)
The noun SHOCK TROOPS has 1 sense:
1. soldiers who are specially trained and armed to lead an assault
Familiarity information: SHOCK TROOPS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Soldiers who are specially trained and armed to lead an assault
Classified under:
Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects
Hypernyms ("shock troops" is a kind of...):
troop (a group of soldiers)
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