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SWAT team

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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..
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Noun1.SWAT team - a squad of policemen who have been trained to deal with violent and dangerous situationsSWAT team - a squad of policemen who have been trained to deal with violent and dangerous situations
police squad, squad - a small squad of policemen trained to deal with a particular kind of crime


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On Tuesday, for example, the police SWAT team closed down Townsend Street and surrounding areas for hours, searching for gunmen they were told had entered a three-decker on the street.
Panicked people rushed from the office building as SWAT teams entered to try and track down the shooter, whose spree began less than 24 hours after a shooting rampage at a Texas military base left 13 dead.
Panicked people rushed from the office building as SWAT teams entered to try and track down the shooter, whose spree began less than 24 hours after a shooting rampage at a Texas military base left 13 dead.
 
 
 
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