skysoldiers
nounUK /ˈskaɪˌsəʊldʒəz/
US /ˈskaɪˌsoʊldʒərz/
Skysoldiers are make-believe soldiers who fight up in the sky.
In his daydream, Leo commanded a troop of skysoldiers flying between the clouds.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. Imaginary flying troops in games, stories, or cartoons.
The cartoon's skysoldiers zoomed over the city on jet packs.
3. A nickname for paratroopers or airborne troops who jump from planes.
The old veterans traded stories about the skysoldiers of their unit.
4. Figurative term for birds or aircraft seen as an army filling the sky.
At dusk the skysoldiers—hundreds of starlings—swept across the field.