noun
a specialist regiment of the British army that is trained in commando techniques of warfare and used in clandestine operations (especially against terrorist groups)
• Syn: ↑SAS
• Regions: ↑United Kingdom, ↑UK, ↑U.K., ↑Britain, ↑United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, ↑Great Britain
• Hypernyms: ↑commando
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Special Air Service noun
A regiment of the British Army specializing in operations behind enemy lines, etc (abbrev SAS)
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Main Entry: ↑special
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noun [noncount]
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Useful english dictionary. 2012.