SWAT team

SWAT´ team`    (swǒt´ tēm)

n.

1.

a special group of police trained to deal with unusually dangerous or violent situations, and having special weapons, such as rifles more powerful than those carried by regular police officers. They are employed, for example, in situations when hostages are being held, or heavily armed persons need to be captured. Called also SWAT or S.W.A.T..

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

SWAT team - a squad of policemen who have been trained to deal with violent and dangerous situations Special Weapons and Tactics squad, Special Weapons and Tactics team, SWAT squad police squad, squad - a small squad of policemen trained to deal with a particular kind of crime