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Get to know Paratroops better with 5 real example sentences, the meaning and synonyms like infantry or foot.

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Paratroops in a sentence

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Paratroops | Paratroopers | Paratrooper | Paratroop

Paratroops meaning

infantry soldiers deployed by parachute

Synonyms of Paratroops

infantry foot

Related words

Other words often associated with Paratroops or its synonyms:

walk pes base head groundwork support foundation bottom fundament

Using Paratroops

  • The main meaning on this page is: infantry soldiers deployed by parachute
  • Useful related words include: infantry, foot.
  • In the example corpus, paratroops often appears in combinations such as: the paratroops, paratroops and.

Context around Paratroops

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 26 words
  • Position in the sentence: 2 start, 2 middle, 1 end
  • Sentence types: 5 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

856 1× indonesian 1×

Often after:

dropping 1× failed 1×

Sentence patterns with Paratroops

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

1 856 paratroops dropping from 1× 500 indonesian paratroops and special 1× by the paratroops and f4u 1× captured by paratroops has been 1× half the paratroops failed to 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

despite the loss 1× in the coming 1× the 1 856 1× the result was 1×

Common sentence endings:

has been recaptured 1× several su 100s 1× the indigenous population 1× their rallying points 1× to the north 1×

Words around Paratroops

Just before it in the word index:

paratroopers 115 paratrooper 41 paratroop 16 paratriathlon 7 paratransit 25 paratope 3

Just after it in the word index:

paratyphi 3 paravane 2 paravas 2 paravel 2 paraveterinary 2 paravicini 2

Similar in corpus frequency:

aadujeevitham 7 aani 7 aapp 7 aarne 7 aaronic 7 aasa 7

Corpus analysis for Paratroops

  • In this selection, "paratroops" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 26 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, 856, indonesian, dropping and failed stand out and add context to how "paratroops" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include 1 856 paratroops dropping from and 500 indonesian paratroops and special. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "paratroops" sits close to words such as aadujeevitham, aani and aapp, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with paratroops

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

The result was that around half the paratroops failed to make it to their rallying points. (16 words)

This was one of the few occasions where an airfield captured by paratroops has been recaptured. (16 words)

The 1,856 paratroops dropping from the air would take the Ponte dei Primosole Bridge, the only bridge over the River Simeto, five miles to the north. (27 words)

Longer example sentences

Despite the loss of two soldiers, the western bridge was swiftly secured by the paratroops, and F4U Corsairs of the Aéronavale 14.F and 15.F flew a series of close-air-support missions, destroying several SU-100s. (38 words)

In the coming months over 500 Indonesian paratroops and special forces were covertly inserted into Netherlands New Guinea, only to be decisively defeated by Dutch forces with the assistance of the indigenous population. (33 words)

The 1,856 paratroops dropping from the air would take the Ponte dei Primosole Bridge, the only bridge over the River Simeto, five miles to the north. (27 words)

Example sentences (5)

The 1,856 paratroops dropping from the air would take the Ponte dei Primosole Bridge, the only bridge over the River Simeto, five miles to the north.

Despite the loss of two soldiers, the western bridge was swiftly secured by the paratroops, and F4U Corsairs of the Aéronavale 14.F and 15.F flew a series of close-air-support missions, destroying several SU-100s.

In the coming months over 500 Indonesian paratroops and special forces were covertly inserted into Netherlands New Guinea, only to be decisively defeated by Dutch forces with the assistance of the indigenous population.

The result was that around half the paratroops failed to make it to their rallying points.

This was one of the few occasions where an airfield captured by paratroops has been recaptured.

Common combinations with paratroops

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "paratroops" in a sentence?
An example: "The 1,856 paratroops dropping from the air would take the Ponte dei Primosole Bridge, the only bridge over the River Simeto, five miles to the north." This page contains 5 example sentences with the word "paratroops" from authentic English texts.
What does "paratroops" mean?
Paratroops means: infantry soldiers deployed by parachute
What are synonyms of "paratroops"?
Common synonyms of "paratroops" include: infantry, foot.
How many example sentences with "paratroops" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 5 example sentences with "paratroops", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.