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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun plural Soldiers specially chosen, trained, and armed to lead an attack.

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  • noun Plural form of shock troop.

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  • noun soldiers who are specially trained and armed to lead an assault

Etymologies

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

[Translation of German Stosstruppen : Stoss, shock + Truppen, pl. of Truppe, troop.]

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