search party

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noun

a group of persons conducting an organized search for someone or something lost or hidden.

Origin of search party

First recorded in 1880–85

Words nearby search party

searching, searchless, searchlight, search me, search order, search party, search term, search warrant, Searcy, sea reach, sea return

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Example sentences from the Web for search party

Cowed by his fierceness, the search-party promptly obeyed his orders, falling in behind him, and following every movement he made.
In the grip of the Mullah|F. S. Brereton
When daylight broke, a search-party found the little songster's cold, clammy body.
Windjammers and Sea Tramps|Walter Runciman
They might not find it, and a search-party of Wealdians might.
Pariah Planet|Murray Leinster
Mr. Macquoid had sent out a search-party on his own account, for he knew Harding well.
The Bushranger's Secret|Mrs. Henry Clarke

It was the search-party in the act of setting out to explore the recesses of Copsley Wood in quest of the missing children.
Two Little Travellers|Frances Browne Arthur

British Dictionary definitions for search party

search party

noun

a group of people taking part in an organized search, as for a lost, missing, or wanted person

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单词	search party
释义	search party SEE SYNONYMS FOR search party ON THESAURUS.COM noun a group of persons conducting an organized search for someone or something lost or hidden. Origin of search party First recorded in 1880–85 Words nearby search party searching, searchless, searchlight, search me, search order, search party, search term, search warrant, Searcy, sea reach, sea return Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for search party Cowed by his fierceness, the search-party promptly obeyed his orders, falling in behind him, and following every movement he made. In the grip of the Mullah\|F. S. Brereton When daylight broke, a search-party found the little songster's cold, clammy body. Windjammers and Sea Tramps\|Walter Runciman They might not find it, and a search-party of Wealdians might. Pariah Planet\|Murray Leinster Mr. Macquoid had sent out a search-party on his own account, for he knew Harding well. The Bushranger's Secret\|Mrs. Henry Clarke It was the search-party in the act of setting out to explore the recesses of Copsley Wood in quest of the missing children. Two Little Travellers\|Frances Browne Arthur British Dictionary definitions for search party search party noun a group of people taking part in an organized search, as for a lost, missing, or wanted person Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to search party detachment, claimant, acquirer, appropriator, discoverer, spotter, band, throng, multitude, crowd, vigilante
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search party

noun

Origin of search party

Words nearby search party

Example sentences from the Web for search party

British Dictionary definitions for search party

noun

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