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Special Air Service

Special Air Service proper noun: an elite unit of the British army. Similar units operate in the Australian and New Zealand armies.

Proper noun

the Special Air Service

  1. (Australia, New Zealand, UK) An elite unit of the British army. Similar units operate in the Australian and New Zealand armies.
    Synonyms:
    SAS

Synonyms of Special Air Service

Questions about Special Air Service

What does Special Air Service mean?
Special Air Service means an elite unit of the British army. Similar units operate in the Australian and New Zealand armies.
What part of speech is Special Air Service?
Special Air Service is a proper noun.

Words near Special Air Service in the dictionary

  1. special
  2. special administrative region
  3. special administrative regions
  4. special agent
  5. special agents
  6. Special Air Service
  7. special area
  8. special areas
  9. Special Branch
  10. special case
  11. special cased

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