shock troop

noun

A military formation created to lead an attack.

OriginGerman Stoßtrupp →
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Meanings

nounshock troop (plural shock troops)

plural shock troops

  1. A military formation created to lead an attack.

Origin

  1. GermanStoßtrupp
  2. Englishshock troop

Loose calque of German Stoßtrupp.

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