Commando

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  • noun. undefined
  • noun. A small fighting force specially trained for making quick destructive raids against enemy-held areas.
  • noun. A member of such a force.
  • noun. undefined
  • noun. An organized force of Boer troops in South Africa.
  • noun. A raid made by such a force.
  • idiom. (go commando) To wear clothing without wearing undergarments, especially underpants.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. A military expedition or raid undertaken by private individuals for personal ends; more specifically, the name given to the quasimilitary expeditions undertaken by the Boers and English farmers of South Africa against the natives.
  • noun. The enrolled militia of an electoral district in the late Dutch republics of South Africa.
  • noun. A unit of the Boer army commanded by an officer whose title was Commandant.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. In South Africa, a military body or command; also, sometimes, an expedition or raid.
  • noun. a usually small military unit trained to perform special missions, often behind enemy lines, and usually employing hit-and-run tactics. Such units often have the destruction of fixed targets, such as enemy installations, as their mission, in contrast to normal combat units which engage the enemy army directly.
  • noun. a member of a commando{2} unit.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. A small fighting force specially trained for making quick destructive raids against enemy-held areas
  • noun. A commando trooper
  • noun. An organized force of Boer troops in South Africa; a raid by such troops
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • noun. an amphibious military unit trained for raids into enemy territory
  • noun. a member of a military unit trained as shock troops for hit-and-run raids
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