quân dù
Definition
- Noun:
- Paratrooper(s): A soldier who is trained to parachute from an aircraft into an operational area.
- Airborne troops / Airborne forces: A specialized military unit whose primary method of deployment is by parachute drop from aircraft.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- Lực lượng quân dù đã được triển khai phía sau chiến tuyến. (The airborne troops were deployed behind the front lines.)
- Anh ấy là một quân dù thuộc sư đoàn nhảy dù. (He is a paratrooper in the airborne division.)
- Cuộc tấn công bắt đầu với đợt đổ bộ của quân dù. (The assault began with a drop of paratroopers.)
Advanced Usage
- The term "quân dù" refers to the collective force or the concept of airborne soldiers. An individual soldier is a "quân dù" (paratrooper) or "lính dù".
- It is often used in historical and military contexts to describe elite, rapidly deployable infantry units.
Variants and Related Words
- Lính dù (n): Paratrooper (more specific term for an individual soldier).
- Người lính dù đó rất dũng cảm. (That paratrooper is very brave.)
- Nhảy dù (v): To parachute, to skydive.
- Họ được huấn luyện để nhảy dù. (They are trained to parachute.)
- Đơn vị không vận (n): Airborne unit (a more formal synonym).
Synonyms
- Airborne troops: Military units deployed by aircraft and parachutes.
- Paratroopers: Soldiers trained to parachute into combat.
Related Terms
- Không vận (n): Air transport; airlift. This is the method of deployment for "quân dù".
- Máy bay vận tải (n): Transport aircraft. The type of plane used to carry "quân dù".