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shock troop

shock troop noun: a military formation created to lead an attack.

Noun

shock troop (plural shock troops)

  1. A military formation created to lead an attack.

Forms of shock troop

pluralshock troops

Origin of shock troop

Loose calque of German Stoßtrupp.

Questions about shock troop

What does shock troop mean?
Shock troop means a military formation created to lead an attack.
What part of speech is shock troop?
Shock troop is a noun.
What is the plural of shock troop?
The plural of shock troop is shock troops.

Words near shock troop in the dictionary

  1. shock therapy
  2. shock to the system
  3. shock trauma
  4. shock treatment
  5. shock treatments
  6. shock troop
  7. shock troops
  8. shock value
  9. shock wave
  10. shock waves
  11. shock worker

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