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Meanings of elite unit in English

Russian
элитное подразделение
Portuguese
tropas de elite
Catalan
unitat d'elit
Spanish
unidad de élite

Military unit type designation.

Related terms
элитное подразделение
Usage of elite unit in English
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The Black Tigers are the LTTE's elite unit, groomed for suicide missions.
Reuters
2
The decision to use this elite unit of hard men reeks of macho recklessness.
The Irish Times
3
It's an elite unit which can be as good as any in the league.
Reuters
4
The specials are an elite unit directly under Ross's control.
Death angel
5
The SAS is making it easier for wannabe recruits to join the elite unit.
Radio NZ
6
The Quds Force is an elite unit in charge of the IRGC's overseas operations.
Reuters
7
The elite unit was recalled early just days later.
Reuters
8
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Radio NZ
9
An elite unit, helicopters, thermal detectors and sniffer dogs had been deployed to find him.
Radio NZ
10
Obama sets up elite unit for terror interrogations.
Radio NZ
11
I could volunteer as 'training enemy' and alongside other volunteers (often failed elite unit hopefuls).
The Guardian
12
For another, it was guarded by an elite unit that even Devlin had to admire, the MSC-CD.
Hostile intent
13
Samahonka's for an elite unit like us.
The forgotten soldier
14
Boyeru was 31, an officer in an elite unit of paratroopers, when he volunteered for a mystery Christmas mission.
The Guardian
15
Through other investigations, members of the elite unit came across an alleged plan by police to have Mandela killed.
The South African
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We wanted to use our first commando battalion, an elite unit, Defence Minister Abdul Rahim Wardak told a news conference.
Reuters
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