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Word: Parashot
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
1940s; earliest use found in The Daily Express. From para- + shot, punningly after parachute
Definition:
In the Second World War (1939–45): a member of the British Home Guard whose task was to shoot down enemy parachutists.
