Meanings
nounspecial forces pl (plural only)
- pluralplural onlyElite military forces engaged in special operations such as guerrilla warfare or counterterrorism.
Synonyms & antonyms
nouna division of the United States Army that is specially trained for guerilla fighting
Similar
U. S. Army Special ForcesUnited States Army Special Forces
Broader
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Bulgarian специални части, сили за специални операции
- специални части (specialni časti)elite force
- сили за специални операции (sili za specialni operacii)elite force
Chinese Mandarin 特種部隊 /特种部队
- 特種部隊 /特种部队 (tèzhǒng bùduì)elite force
Dutch speciale eenheid
- speciale eenheidelite force
Estonian eriväed, eriüksus
- eriväedelite force
- eriüksuselite force
Finnish erikoisjoukko
- erikoisjoukkoelite force
German Sondereinheit, Spezialeinheit
- Sondereinheitelite force
- Spezialeinheitelite force
Japanese 特殊部隊
- 特殊部隊 (tokushu butai)elite force
Korean 특수부대
- 특수부대 (teuksubudae)elite force
Polish siły specjalne
- siły specjalneelite force
Romanian forțe speciale
- forțe specialeelite force
Russian си́лы осо́бого назначе́ния, си́лы специа́льного назначе́ния
- си́лы осо́бого назначе́ния (síly osóbovo naznačénija)elite force
- си́лы специа́льного назначе́ния (síly speciálʹnovo naznačénija)elite force
Ukrainian си́ли спеціа́льного призна́чення
- си́ли спеціа́льного призна́чення (sýly speciálʹnoho pryznáčennja)elite force
Cite this entry
APA
special forces. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/special%20forces
MLA
“special forces.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/special%20forces. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “special forces,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/special%20forces.
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