flying squadnoun [ C ]
uk/ˈflaɪ.ɪŋ ˌskwɒd/us/ˈflaɪ.ɪŋ ˌskwɑːd/UKa small group of police officers that is trained to act quickly, especially when there is a serious crime
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The police generally
- baton
- baton charge
- billy club
- booze bus
- CID
- constabulary
- escort
- fuzz
- patrol car
- plain clothes
- police
- police department
- police force
- police state
- the long arm of the law idiom
- the Metropolitan Police
- the RCMP
- the Royal Canadian Mounted Police
- traffic cops
- warrant
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