noun
Nazi militia created by Hitler in 1921 that helped him to power but was eclipsed by the SS after 1943
• Syn: ↑SA, ↑Sturmabteilung
• Member Meronyms: ↑Brownshirt
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noun plural1. : shock troops
2. sometimes capitalized S&T : troops belonging to the Sturmabteilung of Nazi Germany
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Mil.
(formerly) German troops specially chosen and equipped for carrying out assault operations.
[1915-20; trans. of G Sturmtruppen]
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storm troops plural noun
1. Shock troops
2. A body formed in Germany by Adolf Hitler, disbanded 1934
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Main Entry: ↑storm
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storm troops,
= Sturmabteilung. (Cf. ↑Sturmabteilung)
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plural n. another term for shock troops
■ (Storm Troops) historical the Nazi political militia
Derivatives:
storm trooper n.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.