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Noun: commando  ku'mãn-dow
  1. (military) a member of a military unit trained as shock troops for hit-and-run raids
    - ranger
     
  2. (military) an amphibious military unit trained for raids into enemy territory

Derived forms: commandos

Type of: force, man, military force, military group, military man, military personnel, military unit, serviceman, servicewoman

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