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单词 special forces
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Special Forces


plural noun

U.S. Army personnel trained to organize, instruct, supply, and supervise local forces engaged in guerrilla warfare and counterinsurgency operations, and to themselves conduct unconventional warfare.
Also called Green Berets .

Words nearby Special Forces

special drawing rights, special education, special educational needs, special effect, special effects, Special Forces, special handling, special interest, special-interest group, specialism, specialist
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Example sentences from the Web for Special Forces

  • Instead, he moved constantly, meaning the special-forces team would be going into a location that they knew little about.

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  • But the burden of much of the campaign has fallen to special-forces units, supported by Predators.

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  • And here I found the last piece of my narrative, in the British special-forces capability known as “The Increment.”

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British Dictionary definitions for Special Forces

special forces

pl n

élite, highly trained military forces, specially selected to work on difficult missions
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