Special Air Service

proper noun

An elite unit of the British army. Similar units operate in the Australian and New Zealand armies.

Similar
SAS
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Meanings

proper nounthe Special Air Service
  1. AustraliaNew ZealandUKgovernmentAn elite unit of the British army. Similar units operate in the Australian and New Zealand armies.

    Synonyms: SAS

Synonyms & antonyms

proper nounAn elite unit of the British army. Similar units operate in the Australian and New Zealand armies.

Similar
SAS

More synonyms by meaning

nouna specialist regiment of the British army that is trained in commando techniques of warfare and used in clandestine operations (especially against terrorist groups)

Similar
SAS
Broader
commando
Also see
sas

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

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APA

Special Air Service. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Special%20Air%20Service

MLA

“Special Air Service.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Special%20Air%20Service. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Special Air Service,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Special%20Air%20Service.

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