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SPECIAL AIR SERVICE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A specialist regiment of the British army that is trained in commando techniques of warfare and used in clandestine operations (especially against terrorist groups)
Synonyms:
SAS; Special Air Service
Classified under:
Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects
Hypernyms ("Special Air Service" is a kind of...):
commando (an amphibious military unit trained for raids into enemy territory)
Domain region:
Britain; Great Britain; U.K.; UK; United Kingdom; United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; 'Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom)
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