Definitions for paratrooper
ˈpær əˌtru pərpara·troop·er

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1. paratrooper, paranoun

   a soldier in the paratroops

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1. paratroopernoun

   A type of soldier who is trained to enter combat zones by parachuting from aircraft.

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1. Paratrooper

   A paratrooper is a military parachutist—someone trained to parachute into a military operation, and usually functioning as part of an airborne force. Military parachutists (troops) and parachutes were first used on a large scale during World War II for troop distribution and transportation. Paratroopers are often used in surprise attacks, to seize strategic objectives such as airfields or bridges.

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1. paratrooper

   A paratrooper is a military serviceman or servicewoman who is trained to parachute from airplanes onto an operation site. They are often part of the airborne force in the military and contribute to surprise attacks, strategic placements, or rescue missions.

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1. Paratrooper

   Paratroopers are not military parachutists. A Paratroopers is, specifically a airborne infantry soldier — soldiers, marines, and others trained in [parachuting - i.e parachutists] into an operation and usually functioning as part of an airborne force. They are used for tactical advantage as they can be inserted into the battlefield from the air, thereby allowing them to be positioned in areas not accessible by land. It is one of the three types of "forced entry" strategic techniques for entering a theater of war; the other two are by land and sea. This ability to enter the battle from different locations allows paratroopers to evade fortifications that are in place to prevent attack from a specific direction, and the possible use of paratroopers forces an army to spread their defences to protect other areas which would otherwise be safe by virtue of the geography. Another common use for paratroopers is to establish an airhead for landing other units. Paratroopers are also trained in conducting drop zones, pickup zones, and landing sites for various aircraft. This doctrine was first practically applied to warfare by the Italians and the Soviets. During World War II, however, the two countries' ground forces were often overstretched, leaving their elite paratroopers to be employed as regular infantry. Paratroopers were first used extensively by the Germans during World War II and later in the war also by the western Allies. Owing to the limited capacity of cargo aircraft of the period they rarely, if ever, jumped in groups much larger than 20 from one aircraft. In English language parlance, this load of paratroopers is called a "stick", while any load of soldiers gathered for air movement is known as a "chalk". The terms come from the common use of white chalk on the sides of aircraft and vehicles to mark and update numbers of personnel and equipment being emplaned.

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1. paratrooper

   The paratrooper symbol -- In this Symbols.com article you will learn about the meaning of the paratrooper symbol and its characteristic.

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of paratrooper in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of paratrooper in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of paratrooper in a Sentence

1. Mike Burnstold:

   So, I can tell you that she was a three-time volunteer. That's kind of a big thing for us and just being a paratrooper, but, she actually happened to be jumping out of a helicopter, which was unique in itself.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
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2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Paratrooper
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paratrooper
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5. ^ Wikidata
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