para
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8.3
- noun
- /ˈpɛrə/
- Jargon
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paracaidista
- During the exercise, each para demonstrated their skills in parachuting.
Then obviously joined the paras and things changed.
- Then obviously joined the paras and things changed.
- And so a friend of mine, he was a, a para rescue jumper, right?
- But the amount of people who went into the SAS or became command Sergeant majors from junior Para was so is a it was a system that worked.
- And then I went into the basic para course, which everybody wanted to do too, like everyone wants to be airborne.
Examples
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12 years with the paras, 3 tours with you.
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There are 600 French para commandos working out of the airport.
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And then I went into the basic para course, which everybody wanted to do too, like everyone wants to be airborne.
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Then obviously joined the paras and things changed.
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I'll be your para-rescue jumper today.
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There are a thousand Belgian para commandos, half of them already in Kigali, half staging in Nairobi.
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These paras were immediately successful in the Aurs region, where they made use of Mao Zedong's maxims of living among the people and utilizing locals in intelligence operations.
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The para landed safely behind enemy lines to begin the operation.
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As a former para, he often shares stories about his airborne experiences.
Synonyms
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5.8
A soldier who jumps from a plane using a parachute to fight
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5.3
Soldiers trained to jump from planes with parachutes to fight
Compounds
- Specialized
A natural rubber made from sap of the Brazilian rubber tree used to make tires
- Specialized
A chemical found in yeast and liver cells used to make dyes, medicines, and sunscreen
- Specialized
Work done by a person who is not a lawyer to help legal cases, like preparing documents and doing research
Surface Forms
Etymology
Para as a soldier's name is short for parachute, a word made from parts that mean 'stop' (para-) and 'fall' (chute). So a para is a soldier who jumps from a plane and lands with a parachute.