SPECIAL AIR SERVICE

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

A specialist regiment of the British army that is trained in commando techniques of warfare and used in clandestine operations (especially against terrorist groups)

Synonyms:

SAS; Special Air Service

Classified under:

Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects

Hypernyms ("Special Air Service" is a kind of...):

commando (an amphibious military unit trained for raids into enemy territory)

Domain region:

Britain; Great Britain; U.K.; UK; United Kingdom; United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; 'Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom)

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