police squad

/pəˌlis skwɑd/
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Other forms: police squads

Definitions of police squad
  1. noun
    a small squad of policemen trained to deal with a particular kind of crime
    synonyms: squad
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    types:
    vice squad
    a police group to enforce laws against gambling and prostitution
    platoon
    a team of policemen working under the military platoon system
    SWAT squad, SWAT team, Special Weapons and Tactics squad, Special Weapons and Tactics team
    a squad of policemen who have been trained to deal with violent and dangerous situations
    type of:
    squad, team
    a cooperative unit (especially in sports)
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