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pararescue

pararescue noun: a military career field whose practitioners parachute into enemy territory to provide emergency medical help and to rescue fellow soldiers.

Noun

pararescue (uncountable)

  1. A military career field whose practitioners parachute into enemy territory to provide emergency medical help and to rescue fellow soldiers.

Origin of pararescue

From para- + rescue.

Questions about pararescue

What does pararescue mean?
Pararescue means a military career field whose practitioners parachute into enemy territory to provide emergency medical help and to rescue fellow soldiers.
What part of speech is pararescue?
Pararescue is a noun.

Words near pararescue in the dictionary

  1. parareligious
  2. pararenal
  3. parareptile
  4. parareptiles
  5. parareptilian
  6. pararescue
  7. pararescueman
  8. pararescuemen
  9. pararescuer
  10. pararescuers
  11. pararesonance

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