paratroop

English

Etymology 1

para- +‎ troop

Noun

paratroop (plural paratroops)

  1. A company of paratroopers.

Etymology 2

Back-formation from paratrooper.

Verb

paratroop (third-person singular simple present paratroops, present participle paratrooping, simple past and past participle paratrooped)

  1. (intransitive) To serve as a paratrooper.
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.