SWAT team
noun/ˈswɒt tiːm/
/ˈswɑːt tiːm/
(especially US English)- a group of police officers who are especially trained to deal with violent situations. SWAT stands for ‘Special Weapons and Tactics’.Topics Law and justicec2Word Origin1980s: acronym from Special Weapons and Tactics.
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