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Princeton's WordNet

  1. Special Forces, U. S. Army Special Forces, United States Army Special Forcesnoun

    a division of the United States Army that is specially trained for guerilla fighting

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  1. special forces

    Special forces refer to military units that are specially trained to carry out high-risk, strategic missions such as reconnaissance, counter-terrorism, unconventional warfare, and direct action. These forces, also known as special operations forces, typically operate with a high degree of autonomy and flexibility, often behind enemy lines or in challenging environments, applying unconventional tactics and resources.

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  1. Special forces

    Special forces, or special operations forces are military units highly-trained to perform unconventional, often high-risk missions. Special forces, as they would now be recognised, emerged in the early 20th century, with a significant growth in the field during the Second World War.

Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms

  1. special forces

    US Army forces organized, trained, and equipped to conduct special operations with an emphasis on unconventional warfare capabilities. Also called SF.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of special forces in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of special forces in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of special forces in a Sentence

  1. Anthony Thomas:

    He had also fed( students) stories of things he had supposedly done and organizations he had been with. They were all convinced that he had been with the FBI and CIA and that he had been with Special Forces -- they were all convinced of Special Forces.

  2. Anthony Thomas:

    ( She said) that Tad was just Tad Cummins and Tad Cummins was sort of a friend of his... that this girl who had made the complaints had lied, he had also fed( students) stories of things he had supposedly done and organizations he had been with. They were all convinced that he had been with the FBI and CIA and that he had been with Special Forces -- they were all convinced of Special Forces.

  3. Loren Bymer:

    Recently, a female successfully completed Special Forces Assessment and Selection and was selected to attend the Special Forces Qualification Course, we're proud of all the candidates who attended and were selected to continue into the qualification course in hopes of earning their Green Green Berets.

  4. Christopher Chivvis:

    France can be one of the most aggressive countries in the world when it comes to striking terrorist groups overseas. president Hollande has considerable capability at his disposal, including advanced airpower, highly trained special forces, and land and naval assets. France needs support of NATO allies and especially the United States to employ these capabilities to their fullest, however.

  5. Veterans Affairs Secretary Robert McDonald:

    Special forces? What years? I was in special forces!


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  • The translation of "special forces" to Spanish is "fuerzas especiales."Spanish
  • The translation of "special forces" in Japanese is "特殊部隊" (とくしゅぶたい, tokushubutai).Japanese
  • 特种部队Chinese

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