(British, AU, NZ, military) An elite unit of the British army. Similar units operate in the Australian and New Zealand armies.
“Operation NIMROD: At 19:23 on 5 May 1980, the 22nd Special Air Service Regiment stormed the Iranian Embassy in London to free hostages being held by members of the Democratic Revolutionary Front for the Liberation of Arabistan (DRFLA).”
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Aussie and Kiwi vocabulary — bogan, daggy, brekkie, sheila, bach, jandals — the whole Antipodean lexicon, including outback dialect, surf and beach culture, and Sydney/Melbourne street slang.
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