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Troop , troop / troōp/ • n. 1. a group of soldiers, esp. a cavalry unit commanded by a captain, or an airborne unit. ∎ (troops) soldiers or armed forces: UN… picket , pick·et / ˈpikit/ • n. 1. a person or group of people standing outside a place of work or other venue, protesting about something or trying to persua… Dunkirk , Dunkirk
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Dunkirk was the northern French port from which British and Allied troops were evacuated during the fighting that led to the fal… Commando , commando •foreshadow, shadow •Faldo •accelerando, bandeau, Brando, glissando, Orlando •eyeshadow •aficionado, amontillado, avocado, Bardo, Barnardo,… detachment , de·tach·ment / diˈtachmənt/ • n. 1. the state of being objective or aloof: he felt a sense of detachment from what was going on. 2. Mil. a group of t… deploy , de·ploy / diˈploi/ • v. [tr.] move (troops) into position for military action: forces were deployed at strategic locations. ∎ [intr.] (of troops) mov…
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