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flying squad

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flying squad
n. Chiefly British
A small mobile unit, especially of motorized police, capable of moving quickly into action, as during an emergency.
flying squad
Noun
a small group of police or soldiers ready to move into action quickly
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Noun1.flying squad - a mobile group of trained people (police or executives or officials) able to move quickly in the case of emergencies
team, squad - a cooperative unit (especially in sports)
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flying squad n (POLICE) → brigada móvil
flying squad n (Police) → brigade volante
flying squad n → mobiles Einsatzkommando nt
flying squad n (POLICE) → (squadra) volante f
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Eventually, but not before a great deal of opposition from some families, politicians and even parts of the US military establishment, they formed their own flying squad.
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Romer said the Los Angeles Unified School District will put up $900,000 to match a federal grant awarded last September to hire 30 additional officers to create a flying squad to staff the anti-gang program.
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In Victoria, the use of teenage recruits in conjunction with tobacco flying squads reportedly cut breaches by retailers from 32% to 9% in six months.
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