swat team

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Definition of swat team in English English dictionary

A SWAT team is a group of policemen who have been specially trained to deal with very dangerous or violent situations. SWAT is an abbreviation for `Special Weapons and Tactics'. Special Weapons and Tactics team a specially trained group of police who deal with the most dangerous and violent situations

team of law enforcement agents that are specially trained to deal with unusually dangerous or violent situations

a squad of policemen who have been trained to deal with violent and dangerous situations

Hyphenation

Swat team

Turkish pronunciation

swät tim

Synonyms

gestapo, posse, posse comitatus, swat

Pronunciation

/ˈswät ˈtēm/ /ˈswɑːt ˈtiːm/

Etymology

[ 'swät ] (transitive verb.) circa 1796. English dialect, to squat, alteration of English squat.