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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

a small group of police, soldiers, etc., ready to move into action quickly

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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) → (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.

Wortman, Marc. The Millionaires' Unit; the aristocratic flyboys who ... by Klein, Miles / Kliatt

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.

GANG-FREE ZONES PROPOSED BEEFED-UP FORCES WOULD PROTECT SCHOOL AREAS by Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)

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.

Illegal cigarette sales. (Drugs) by Colman, Adrian / Youth Studies Australia

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