commando
/kəˈmɑːndəʊ/US/kəˈmændoʊ/
commando noun: a small fighting force specially trained for making quick destructive raids against enemy-held areas.
Noun
commando (plural commandos or commandoes)
- A small fighting force specially trained for making quick destructive raids against enemy-held areas.
- The most important objective was at Batna itself, where a group of three commandos each comprising ten men was to attack Deleplanque's sub-prefecture […].1977, Alistair Horne, A Savage War of Peace, New York: Review Books, published 2006, page 89
- A commando trooper.
- Ben Grant, 30, who spent more than five years as a commando in the Royal Marines, is part of group of seven ex-servicemen who arrived in Ukraine over the weekend to fight invading Russian forces.2022 March 8, “Tory MP’s son among UK ex-servicemen heading to Ukrainian front line”, in the Guardian
- Synonyms:
- commandoman
- An organized force of Boer troops in South Africa; a raid by such troops.
commando meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
commando in Hindi
- कमांडो
commando in Tamil
- அதிரடிப்படை
commando in Marathi
- small fighting force
- कमांडो kamāṇḍo
- commando trooper
- कमांडो kamāṇḍo
commando in Urdu
- فوجی دستہ
More languagesFewer languages
- commando in Bengali
- কমান্ডো, কমাণ্ডো
- commando in Telugu
- కమాండో, కమాండొ
- commando in Malayalam
- കമാൻഡോ, കമാൻഡൊ
- commando in Kannada
- ಕಮಾಂಡೊ, ಕಮಾಂಡೋ
- commando in Punjabi
- ਕਮਾਂਡੋ
- commando in Odia
- କମାଣ୍ଡୋ
- commando in Nepali
- कमान्डो, कमाण्डो
- commando in Indonesian
- komando
- commando in Persian
- کماندو komândo
Examples of commando in a sentence
- Once they had landed, the commandos quickly spread out along the beach.
- I just got my first commando flash.
- The railway line had been sabotaged by enemy commandos.
Synonyms of commando
Forms of commando
| plural | commandos |
|---|---|
| plural | commandoes |
Origin of commando
From Afrikaans kommando, from Portuguese comando (“command”), from Late Latin *commandare, from Latin commendare.
Words formed from commando
Phrases with commando
Questions about commando
- What does commando mean?
- Commando means a small fighting force specially trained for making quick destructive raids against enemy-held areas.
- What is commando in Hindi?
- Commando in Hindi is कमांडो. See Commando meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is commando?
- Commando is a noun.
- How do you pronounce commando?
- Commando is pronounced /kəˈmɑːndəʊ/ (UK).
- What is the plural of commando?
- The plural of commando is commandos.
Words near commando in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: commando (page history and authors); commando (Hindi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); commando (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); commando (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); commando (Bengali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); commando (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); commando (Malayalam, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); commando (Kannada, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); commando (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); commando (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); commando (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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