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Childbirth changed my perception of my wife. She was now the bloodied special forces soldier who had fought and risked everything for our family.
Mohsin Hamid

Meaning of "special forces" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF SPECIAL FORCES

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SPECIAL FORCES

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Special forces is a noun.
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WHAT DOES SPECIAL FORCES MEAN IN ENGLISH?

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Special forces

Special forces, or special operations forces are military units highly trained to perform unconventional 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. Depending on the country, special forces may perform some of the following specializations: airborne operations, counter-Insurgency, counter-terrorism, covert ops, direct action, hostage rescue, High Value Targets/manhunting, intelligence operations, mobility operations, and unconventional warfare.

Definition of special forces in the English dictionary

The definition of special forces in the dictionary is élite, highly trained military forces, specially selected to work on difficult missions.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SPECIAL FORCES

special constable
special correspondent
special delivery
special development area
special drawing rights
special edition
special education
special educational needs
special effects
special feature
special handling
special interest group
special jury
Special K
special licence
special messenger
special needs
special offer
Special Patrol Group
special pleading

WORDS THAT END LIKE SPECIAL FORCES

American Expeditionary Forces
armed forces
Canadian Forces
combined forces
composition of forces
defence forces
Forces
human resources
human-resources
join forces
land forces
market forces
natural resources
resources
security forces
shared resources
the Forces
to leave sb to their own resources
triangle of forces
van der Waals forces

Synonyms and antonyms of special forces in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «special forces» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SPECIAL FORCES

Find out the translation of special forces to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of special forces from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «special forces» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

特种部队
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

fuerzas especiales
570 millions of speakers

English

special forces
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

विशेष बलों
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

القوات الخاصة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

спецназ
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

forças especiais
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

বিশেষ বাহিনী
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

forces spéciales
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

pasukan khas
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Spezialkräfte
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

特別部隊
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

특수 부대
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Pasukan khusus
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

lực lượng đặc biệt
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

சிறப்பு படைகள்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

विशेष सैन्याने
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

özel Kuvvetler
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

forze speciali
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

siły specjalne
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

спецназ
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

forțele speciale
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ειδικές δυνάμεις
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

spesiale magte
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

specialstyrkor
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

spesialstyrker
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of special forces

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SPECIAL FORCES»

The term «special forces» is quite widely used and occupies the 26.464 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SPECIAL FORCES» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «special forces» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «special forces» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about special forces

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6 QUOTES WITH «SPECIAL FORCES»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word special forces.
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Robert Fisk
When I visited Syrian special forces along the front lines, I was given extraordinary amounts of detail. They gave me the code numbers for the various positions they've got, told me where the rebels were - about 800 meters away in a forest. I met soldiers who had been wounded but were still serving.
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Bear Grylls
The special forces gave me the self-confidence to do some extraordinary things in my life. Climbing Everest then cemented my belief in myself.
3
Taylor Hackford
The SAS is the most elite of the special forces in the world. They are not people who go out and advertise; they keep it inside. They don't want anybody to know about them.
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Mohsin Hamid
Childbirth changed my perception of my wife. She was now the bloodied special forces soldier who had fought and risked everything for our family.
5
Tobias Lindholm
My father was a soldier. He was a frogman in the special forces in Denmark before I was born, and always the reality of that inspired me. My mom is very left-wing, classic socialist, and she always talked about the solders as almost crazy, violent, sick people, and I want to confront that because its very judgmental, and I'm not sure it's true.
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John C. Reilly
For a long time, it was like I was part of some special forces unit: I'd land, meet everyone, five minutes later I'd have to do some amazing work, then - boom! - I'm out again. You know, playing supporting parts takes courage.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SPECIAL FORCES»

Discover the use of special forces in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to special forces and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Masters of Chaos: The Secret History of the Special Forces
A journalist with unique access tells the gripping, never-before-told, inside story of America's elite troops in action--from the nadir of their reputation after Vietnam to their preeminence today as the frontline against terrorism around ...
Linda Robinson, 2009
2
Hawke's Special Forces Survival Handbook: The Portable Guide ...
Provides the most practical and accessible survival skills and information necessary to survive the worst circumstances and make it out alive.
Mykel Hawke, 2011
3
Gentlemen Bastards: On the Ground in Afghanistan with ...
Award-winning journalist Kevin Maurer traveled with a Special Forces team in Afghanistan, finding out firsthand the inside story of the lives of this elite group of highly trained soldiers.
Kevin Maurer, 2012
4
Shadow Warriors: Inside The Special Forces
These are the first-hand accounts of soldiers fighting outside the lines: counterterrorism, raids, hostage rescues, reconnaissance, counterinsurgency, and psychological operations—from Vietnam and Laos to Lebanon to Panama, to Saudi ...
Tom Clancy, Carl Stiner, Tony Koltz, 2003
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Lone Survivor
Less than twenty-four hours later, only one of those Navy SEALs was alive. This is the story of team leader Marcus Luttrell, the sole survivor of Operation Redwing.
Marcus Luttrell, Patrick Robinson, 2010
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The Guerrilla Factory: The Making of Special Forces ...
A retired lieutenant colonel presents a behind-the-scenes portrait of the legendary North Carolina camps where Special Forces soldiers are trained, outlining the infamous Q Course where leaders endure brutal tests of strength, stamina and ...
Tony Schwalm, 2013
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United States Army Special Forces medical handbook
Designed to serve as a ready reference and review for Special Forces medics, this handbook provides all the knowledge the men and women of the US Army use every day to cope with a wide range of medical emergencies and adverse conditions, ...
Glen K. Craig, U S Army, Citadel Press, 2002
8
Kopassus: Inside Indonesia's Special Forces
This book is essential reading for anyone interested in unconventional warfare, contemporary Indonesian history, and the brushfire wars that have swept the Indonesian archipelago over the past fifty years.
Kenneth J. Conboy, 2003
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Chosen Soldier: The Making of a Special Forces Warrior
From the Hardcover edition.
Dick Couch, 2007
10
World Special Forces Insignia
This volume by ex-weapons specialist in the US 7th Special Forces Group, Gordon L. Rottman, details the insignia of a myriad of special forces groups from all parts of the globe, from Portugal's Commando Regiment to the North Yemen 'Al ...
Gordon L Rottman, 2012

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SPECIAL FORCES»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term special forces is used in the context of the following news items.
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Green Berets, SEALs, and now Raiders: Marine Corps resurrects …
The exploits of the original Marine Raiders — who pioneered tactics used by present-day special forces — were captured in books and movies including "Gung ... «Fox News, Jun 15»
2
Andrew Doiron, Canadian soldier killed in Iraq, honoured at Ottawa …
The special forces adviser was shot and killed by Kurdish Peshmerga on March 6 in what's been described as a case of "mistaken identity" by Defence Minister ... «CBC.ca, Mar 15»
3
Mysterious death of Canadian Special Forces soldier in Iraq prompts …
He's depicted in a photograph distributed by his fellow Special Forces with a thick red beard and a sign seemingly bearing the logo of the Decepticons, the evil ... «Washington Post, Mar 15»
4
Special Forces Soldier Killed By Friendly Fire
A Canadian special forces soldier has been killed and three others wounded in a friendly fire incident involving Kurdish forces in Iraq. National Defence said that ... «Sky News, Mar 15»
5
VA Secretary Robert McDonald Apologizes for Misstating He Served …
"He responded that he had served in special forces. I incorrectly stated that I had been in special forces. That was inaccurate and I apologize to anyone that was ... «ABC News, Feb 15»
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Situation in Iraq has 'evolved', Canada's top soldier says
Ottawa "didn't put limits" on the Canadian special forces' advise and assist mission in Iraq, Defence Minister Rob Nicholson said amid questions about when ... «CTV News, Jan 15»
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Iraq approves Australian anti-Islamic State forces
Australia has reached an agreement with Iraq to allow 200 special forces personnel to train local troops to fight against Islamic State militants. Foreign Minister ... «BBC News, Oct 14»
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Investigation: Friendly fire airstrike that killed US Special Forces was …
A friendly fire incident in Afghanistan that killed U.S. Special Forces and other American soldiers, along with an Afghan soldier, was the result of poor ... «Washington Post, Sep 14»
9
Australian special forces soldier dies in Afghanistan in non-combat …
An Australian Special Forces soldier has died overnight in Afghanistan in what the Australian Defence Force believes is a non-combat-related incident. «Sydney Morning Herald, Jul 14»
10
US special forces advances "Iron Man" suit project
Today, elite U.S. special operations forces may be a few short years away from donning a similar suit, one that can monitor the user's vital signs, give him ... «CBS News, May 14»

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