paratroops Syllabification: (par·a·troops)Pronunciation: /ˈparəˌtro͞ops/Translate paratroops | into German Definition of paratroops noun troops equipped to be dropped by parachute from aircraft: (as modifier, usually paratroop)a paratroop regimentOrigin: 1940s: from an abbreviation of parachute + troops (plural of troop)paratroops in other Oxford dictionaries Definition of paratroops in the British & World English dictionary
