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Meaning of barrier troops | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

Military units that are located in the rear or on the front line to maintain military discipline of the main forces by preventing desertion.

plural, plural-only

Equivalents

Deutsch Sperrabteilung Sperreinheit

Русский загради́тельный отря́д заградотря́д

Examples

“The Russian president has also claimed Ukraine was using its own barrier troops, “shooting their own soldiers in the back”.”

CEFR level

B2

Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

See also

barrierlessness Barriers Barriga Barriger barrigon barriguda