单词 | sparrow squad |
释义 | > as lemmassparrow squad sparrow squad n. = sparrow unit n. at Additions. ΘΚΠ society > authority > rule or government > politics > other national politics > [noun] > communist group or member in Philippines sparrows1983 sparrow unit1984 sparrow squad1987 1987 U.S. News & World Rep. 16 Mar. 42/1 Every day, newspapers carry accounts of three or four violent incidents somewhere in the country—local officials ambushed by NPA ‘Sparrow Squad’ assassins, or guerrillas killed by military patrols. 1988 Weekend Austral. 30 Jan. 1/4 The two spokesmen..represented the NPA's Alex Boncayao Brigade (ABB), an urban warfare unit established in Manila in 1984 to carry out assassinations through the operation of small armed units called sparrow squads. < as lemmas |
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