SWAT team

(swŏt)

A unit within a police force that is trained to deal with situations of unusual danger, especially when requiring aggressive tactics or enhanced firepower, as in rescuing hostages, thwarting terrorist attacks or assassinations, and subduing heavily armed suspects.

[s(pecial) w(eapons) a(nd) t(actics).]

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Noun

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

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