paratroops

• POS: Noun Plural
• HYPHEN: par=a=troops

OXFORD DICTIONARY

paratroops, n.pl. troops equipped to be dropped by parachute from aircraft.

Etymology

contr. of PARACHUTE + TROOP

THESAURUS

paratroops

Gurkhas, SS, Special Forces, Waffen-SS, armed force, armed service, army, array, career soldiers, elite corps, elite troops, fighting machine, forces, ground forces, ground troops, guardsmen, host, legions, marines, military establishment, occupation force, rank and file, ranks, regular army, regulars, shock troops, ski troops, soldiery, special troops, standing army, storm troops, the line, the military, troops