K Force
(also Kayforce)
noun [mass noun]
The New Zealand contingent of the combined United Nations force which supported South Korea during the Korean War: they dropped supplies that were later retrieved by K Force...
- Captain Hogg was surgical specialist in K Force.
- It is somewhat exasperating at times to encounter a certain lack of interest on the part of various sections of the public in K Force and the work it is doing.
- He re-enlisted for service in 'K' Force.
Origin
1950s: abbreviation of Korea + force1.
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