SPARROW UNIT

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

IPA (US):

 Dictionary entry overview: What does Sparrow Unit mean? 

• SPARROW UNIT (noun)
  The noun SPARROW UNIT has 1 sense:

1. a hit squad of the New People's Army in the Philippines

  Familiarity information: SPARROW UNIT used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• SPARROW UNIT (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A hit squad of the New People's Army in the Philippines

Classified under:

Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects

Hypernyms ("Sparrow Unit" is a kind of...):

hit squad (a team of assassins)

Holonyms ("Sparrow Unit" is a part of...):

New People's Army; NPA (a terrorist organization that is the militant wing of the Communist Party of the Philippines; a Maoist organization formed to overthrow the government; uses hit squads called Sparrow Units; opposes United States military presence in the Philippines)