parashot
/ˈparəʃɒt/informal. Now historical
noun
In the Second World War (1939–45): a member of the British Home Guard whose task was to shoot down enemy parachutists.
Origin
1940s; earliest use found in The Daily Express. From para- + shot, punningly after parachute.
- read someone like a book
- read someone out of
- read someone's mind (or thoughts)
- read someone's palm
- read someone the Riot Act
- read something into
- read the runes
- read-through
- read up on something (or read something up)
- readvance
- readvancement
- re-advertise
- re-advertisement
- readvise
- read-write
- ready
- -ready
- ready cash
- ready-made
- ready-making
- ready meal
- ready-mix
- ready-mixed
- ready money
- ready-moneyed