SWAT team

/swɑt/
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Other forms: SWAT teams

Definitions of SWAT team
  1. noun
    a squad of policemen who have been trained to deal with violent and dangerous situations
    synonyms: SWAT squad, Special Weapons and Tactics squad, Special Weapons and Tactics team
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    type of:
    police squad, squad
    a small squad of policemen trained to deal with a particular kind of crime
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