paratroopn.

Brit.

/ˈparətruːp/, U.S.

/ˈpɛrəˌtrup/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: para- comb. form¹, troop n.

Etymology: < para- comb. form¹ + troop n. Compare paratrooper n.

A soldier trained to be dropped from an aircraft by parachute; = paratrooper n. 1. Usually in plural.

ΘΚΠ

society > armed hostility > armed forces > the Army > branch of army > [noun] > paratroops

parachute troops1935

paratroop1937

parachute regiment1942

society > armed hostility > warrior > soldier > soldier by branch of army > [noun] > paratrooper

skyman1910

paratroop1937

paratrooper1940

para-skier1942

trooper1942

para1958

1937 Hood County (Texas) Tablet 30 Dec. 11/4 We have not reached the perfection in training of paratroops.

1940 Daily Express 16 May 3/1 Parashots—the new Local Defence Volunteers now being enrolled to deal with paratroops dropped from planes—will have uniforms of overall material.

1943 Illustr. London News 17 July 71 (caption) A paratroop about to land, with feet together and knees bent ready to take the shock.

1966 New Scientist 22 Sept. 659/3 Emotional sweating..has been reported in paratroops before jumping.

1984 Guardian 6 Dec. 9/4 The Pentagon spokesman in Washington denied last month that any US paratroops had landed in Honduras.

2001 Times 16 Nov. i. 1/7 Spearhead units of British paratroops and commandos arrived at Bagram airfield, north of Kabul, last night to secure the area.

Compounds

General attributive (in singular form), as paratroop division, paratroop officer, etc.

ΚΠ

1941 Time 14 July 19/2 Boys and girls..were organized as paratroop detectors.

1956 Nature 4 Feb. 218/1 During the Second World War he [sc. Dr. P. B. Walker] was responsible at the Ministry of Aircraft Production for the supervision of the design of gliders and paratroop aircraft.

1977 R.A.F. News 27 Apr. 13/1 To give them a detailed refresher course on formation flying and paratroop dropping, the film company enlisted the help of the RAF.

1991 N.Y. Times 17 Feb. i. 19/6 About 9 percent of the soldiers in this paratroop division are women.

2003 Toronto Star (Nexis) 20 Apr. f2 The former paratroop officer, who once served two years in prison for leading a failed military coup of his own, is still in power.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	paratroop
释义	paratroopn. Brit. /ˈparətruːp/, U.S. /ˈpɛrəˌtrup/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: para- comb. form¹, troop n. Etymology: < para- comb. form¹ + troop n. Compare paratrooper n. A soldier trained to be dropped from an aircraft by parachute; = paratrooper n. 1. Usually in plural. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > armed forces > the Army > branch of army > [noun] > paratroops parachute troops1935 paratroop1937 parachute regiment1942 society > armed hostility > warrior > soldier > soldier by branch of army > [noun] > paratrooper skyman1910 paratroop1937 paratrooper1940 para-skier1942 trooper1942 para1958 1937 Hood County (Texas) Tablet 30 Dec. 11/4 We have not reached the perfection in training of paratroops. 1940 Daily Express 16 May 3/1 Parashots—the new Local Defence Volunteers now being enrolled to deal with paratroops dropped from planes—will have uniforms of overall material. 1943 Illustr. London News 17 July 71 (caption) A paratroop about to land, with feet together and knees bent ready to take the shock. 1966 New Scientist 22 Sept. 659/3 Emotional sweating..has been reported in paratroops before jumping. 1984 Guardian 6 Dec. 9/4 The Pentagon spokesman in Washington denied last month that any US paratroops had landed in Honduras. 2001 Times 16 Nov. i. 1/7 Spearhead units of British paratroops and commandos arrived at Bagram airfield, north of Kabul, last night to secure the area. Compounds General attributive (in singular form), as paratroop division, paratroop officer, etc. ΚΠ 1941 Time 14 July 19/2 Boys and girls..were organized as paratroop detectors. 1956 Nature 4 Feb. 218/1 During the Second World War he [sc. Dr. P. B. Walker] was responsible at the Ministry of Aircraft Production for the supervision of the design of gliders and paratroop aircraft. 1977 R.A.F. News 27 Apr. 13/1 To give them a detailed refresher course on formation flying and paratroop dropping, the film company enlisted the help of the RAF. 1991 N.Y. Times 17 Feb. i. 19/6 About 9 percent of the soldiers in this paratroop division are women. 2003 Toronto Star (Nexis) 20 Apr. f2 The former paratroop officer, who once served two years in prison for leading a failed military coup of his own, is still in power. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1937
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