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commando
[ kuh-man-doh, -mahn- ]
noun
- (in World War II )
- any of the specially trained Allied military units used for surprise, hit-and-run raids against Axis forces.
- a member of any of these units. Compare ranger ( def 3 ).
- any military unit organized for operations similar to those of the commandos of World War II.
- a member of a military assault unit or team trained to operate quickly and aggressively in especially urgent, threatening situations, as against terrorists holding hostages.
commando
/ kəˈmɑːndəʊ /
noun
- an amphibious military unit trained for raiding
- a member of such a unit
- the basic unit of the Royal Marine Corps
- (originally) an armed force raised by Boers during the Boer War
- modifier denoting or relating to a commando or force of commandos
a commando unit
a commando raid
adverb
- go commando informal.to wear no underpants
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of commando1
Idioms and Phrases
- go commando, Slang. to wear pants, shorts, a skirt, etc., with no underwear.
Example Sentences
He added that it’s important to keep in mind that “this tech is there to enhance commando excellence, not to replace it.”
Authorities have said the assault was conducted by a team of “commandos.”
These are just some of the remarkable stories of the secret commandos of X Troop.
Many commandos grappled with profound insecurities about whether they could be both British and Jewish.
Desperate to change the course of the war, Winston Churchill and his Chief of Combined Operations decide to create a commando unit of Jewish refugees.
Now the time for the bombing blitz and commando raids appears to be approaching.
Andrey Donskoy is a musician and commando from Krasnoarmeysk, a town in the Donetsk region.
He cannot walk independently—he uses a wheelchair or commando crawls.
But the most talked-about reward is $10,000 for the capture of a Russian commando.
A commando team, on the other hand, will always have to operate quickly to get in, and, it hopes, to get out.
The Pretoria Commando had nearly shared this melancholy fate.
Probably also the British had some respect for the prowess of my commando.
Harber's burgher commando was present, but took no part in the operation.
My son is on commando in Free State; the other day he ride thirteen hours and have no food for two days.
Three miles to the right, over a rise and down in a dip, they said there lay the Rouxville commando of 350 men.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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