Zulu

(law enforcement, slang) police helicopter


farao

nl-noun

farao m (plural farao's, diminutive faraootje n)

farao's (plural)
faraootje (diminutive neuter)


eenheid

eenheid f (plural eenheden, diminutive eenheidje n)

eenheden (plural)
eenheidje (diminutive neuter)

Afrikaans: eenheid

From Middle Dutch eenheit, likely calque of Latin ūnitās. Some modern senses likely derive from German Einheit. Equivalent to een + -heid, analogous to English oneness.

De speciale eenheid van de politie werd ingezet om de gijzelnemer te overmeesteren.

The police's special unit was deployed to apprehend the hostage-taker.

(military, law enforcement) unit (squad or party; member of a military organisation or law enforcement organisation; division)


politie

Afrikaans: polisie

→ Lokono: bariri

→ Caribbean Hindustani: polisi

→ Caribbean Javanese: polisi

→ Indonesian: polisi

→ Papiamentu: polis

→ West Frisian: polysje, plysje

From Middle Dutch policie, from Middle French policie.


politiebureau

politiebureau n (plural politiebureaus, diminutive politiebureautje n)

politiebureaus (plural)
politiebureautje (diminutive neuter)

Compound of politie (“police”) + bureau (“office”).


tabletop

tabletop m (plural tabletoppen, diminutive tabletopje n)

tabletoppen (plural)
tabletopje (diminutive neuter)

(emergency services, slang) tabletop exercise (An emergency exercise where participants come together in an informal setting in, for example, a meeting room, to discuss their roles during a disaster or crisis and to review relevant procedures based on one or more scenarios)


politieagent

politieagent m (plural politieagenten, diminutive politieagentje n, feminine politieagente)

politieagenten (plural)
politieagentje (diminutive neuter)
politieagente (feminine)

Compound of politie (“police”) + agent (“agent”).


brandweerauto

brandweerauto m (plural brandweerauto's, diminutive brandweerautootje n)

brandweerauto's (plural)
brandweerautootje (diminutive neuter)

Compound of brandweer (“fire department”) + auto (“car, motorized vehicle”).


brandweerwagen

nl-noun

brandweerwagen m (plural brandweerwagens, diminutive brandweerwagentje n)

brandweerwagens (plural)
brandweerwagentje (diminutive neuter)

Compound of brandweer (“fire department”) + wagen (“car, wagon”).


diender

nl-noun

diender m (plural dienders, diminutive diendertje n)

dienders (plural)
diendertje (diminutive neuter)

→ Papiamentu: diender (dated)

From Middle Dutch diender, variant of dienre. By surface analysis, dienen + er. The -d- is an instance of epenthesis commonly encountered between liquid consonants and vowels; compare for example doender, daalder.

Synonym of politieagent (“police officer”)


vaandrig

vaandrig m (plural vaandrigs, diminutive vaandrigje n)

vaandrigs (plural)
vaandrigje (diminutive neuter)

(Netherlands, military, law enforcement) The lowest rank in the Army, Air Force and Marechaussee.


MMT

mobiel medisch team
mobiel medisch team#Dutch

(Netherlands, emergency services, healthcare) Abbreviation of mobiel medisch team (“aeromedical rapid response team; air ambulance medical personnel”).


dubbelagent

dubbelagent m (plural dubbelagenten, diminutive dubbelagentje n, feminine dubbelagente)

dubbelagenten (plural)
dubbelagentje (diminutive neuter)
dubbelagente (feminine)

From dubbel (“double”) + agent (“agent”).


smeris

smeris m (plural smerissen, diminutive smerisje n)

smerissen (plural)
smerisje (diminutive neuter)

Derived from a 19th century cant (Bargoens) word smeer, borrowed from Yiddish שמירה (shmire, “guard”), from Hebrew שמירה (šəmirā, “guard”).

(derogatory, Bargoens, Netherlands) Synonym of politieagent


politieman

politieman m (plural politiemannen, diminutive politiemannetje n, feminine politievrouw)

politiemannen (plural)
politiemannetje (diminutive neuter)
politievrouw (feminine)


eerzaak

Compound of eer (“honour”) + zaak (“case, matter”).

(law enforcement, formal) case or instance of honour-based violence, like honour killings


klissen

klissen (infinitive)
klissen (gerund neuter)
klis (first-person present singular)
kliste (first-person past singular)
klist (present second-person singular)
klis (present second-person singular)
kliste (past second-person singular)
klist (formal present second-person singular)
kliste (formal past second-person singular)
klist (Flanders colloquial present second-person singular)
klist (archaic formal majestic present second-person singular)
kliste (Flanders colloquial past second-person singular)
kliste (archaic formal majestic past second-person singular)
klist (present singular third-person)
kliste (past singular third-person)
klissen (plural present)
klisten (past plural)
klisse (archaic present singular subjunctive)
kliste (archaic past singular subjunctive)
klissen (archaic plural present subjunctive)
klisten (archaic past plural subjunctive)
klis (imperative present singular)
klist (archaic imperative plural present)
klissend (participle present)
geklist (participle past)

(Belgium, transitive, law enforcement) to arrest, to catch


pakkans

pakkans f (plural pakkansen, diminutive pakkansje n)

pakkansen (plural)
pakkansje (diminutive neuter)

De pakkans is altijd kleiner dan één, want zelfs in een politiestaat worden niet alle boeven gevangen.

2010, Henriëtte Prast, Geld & gevoel. Over emoties, economie en ethiek, Atlas Contact

The odds of apprehension are always smaller than one, because, even in a police state, not all crooks get captured.

(law, law enforcement) probability of apprehension; probability of arresting the criminal guilty of a crime


tegenvuur

(forestry, firefighting) A fire started to limit the damage or extent of an ongoing fire, especially in order to combat wildfires.


aanhoudingsbevel

aanhoudingsbevel n (plural aanhoudingsbevelen, diminutive aanhoudingsbevelletje n)

aanhoudingsbevelen (plural)
aanhoudingsbevelletje (diminutive neuter)

From aanhouding (“arrest”) + -s- + bevel (“order, command”).


arrestatiebevel

nl-noun

arrestatiebevel n (plural arrestatiebevelen, diminutive arrestatiebevelletje n)

arrestatiebevelen (plural)
arrestatiebevelletje (diminutive neuter)

→ Sranan Tongo: arèstasibefèl

From arrestatie (“arrest”) + bevel (“order, command”).


DPG

directeur publieke gezondheid
directeur publieke gezondheid#Dutch

(Netherlands, healthcare, emergency services) Acronym of directeur publieke gezondheid (“director of public health”).


politiekantoor

nl-noun

politiekantoor n (plural politiekantoren, diminutive politiekantoortje n)

politiekantoren (plural)
politiekantoortje (diminutive neuter)

desc

→ Indonesian: kantor polisi (“police station”) (calque)


commissariaat

nl-noun

commissariaat n (plural commissariaten, diminutive commissariaatje n)

commissariaten (plural)
commissariaatje (diminutive neuter)

Commissariaat-Generaal voor de Vluchtelingen en de Staatlozen (Belgium), Commissariaat voor de Media (Netherlands)


reddingsploeg

reddingsploeg m or f (plural reddingsploegen)


hulpploeg

hulp (“help, assistance, rescue”) + ploeg


GGB

(Netherlands, emergency services, healthcare) Acronym of Grootschalige Geneeskundige Bijstand (“Large-scale Medical Assistance”).


opschalen

opschalen (infinitive)
opschalen (gerund neuter)
schaal op (first-person main-clause present singular)
schaalde op (first-person main-clause past singular)
opschaal (first-person present singular subordinate-clause)
opschaalde (first-person past singular subordinate-clause)
schaalt op (main-clause present second-person singular)
schaal op (main-clause present second-person singular)
schaalde op (main-clause past second-person singular)
opschaalt (present second-person singular subordinate-clause)
opschaalde (past second-person singular subordinate-clause)
schaalt op (formal main-clause present second-person singular)
schaalde op (formal main-clause past second-person singular)
opschaalt (formal present second-person singular subordinate-clause)
opschaalde (formal past second-person singular subordinate-clause)
schaalt op (Flanders colloquial main-clause present second-person singular)
schaalt op (archaic formal main-clause majestic present second-person singular)
schaalde op (Flanders colloquial main-clause past second-person singular)
schaalde op (archaic formal main-clause majestic past second-person singular)
opschaalt (Flanders colloquial present second-person singular subordinate-clause)
opschaalt (archaic formal majestic present second-person singular subordinate-clause)
opschaalde (Flanders colloquial past second-person singular subordinate-clause)
opschaalde (archaic formal majestic past second-person singular subordinate-clause)
schaalt op (main-clause present singular third-person)
schaalde op (main-clause past singular third-person)
opschaalt (present singular subordinate-clause third-person)
opschaalde (past singular subordinate-clause third-person)
schalen op (main-clause plural present)
schaalden op (main-clause past plural)
opschalen (plural present subordinate-clause)
opschaalden (past plural subordinate-clause)
schale op (archaic main-clause present singular subjunctive)
schaalde op (archaic main-clause past singular subjunctive)
opschale (archaic present singular subjunctive subordinate-clause)
opschaalde (archaic past singular subjunctive subordinate-clause)
schalen op (archaic main-clause plural present subjunctive)
schaalden op (archaic main-clause past plural subjunctive)
opschalen (archaic plural present subjunctive subordinate-clause)
opschaalden (archaic past plural subjunctive subordinate-clause)
schaal op (imperative main-clause present singular)
schaalt op (archaic imperative main-clause plural present)
opschalend (main-clause participle present)
opgeschaald (main-clause participle past)

(chiefly Netherlands, emergency services, medicine, slang) to increase the mobilisation or deployment of emergency services during a crisis or catastrophy


GHOR

Geneeskundige Hulpverleningsorganisatie in de Regio#Dutch

(Netherlands, emergency services, healthcare) Acronym of Geneeskundige Hulpverleningsorganisatie in de Regio (“Regional Medical Emergency Response Organisation”).


witte kolom

/ˈʋɪ.tə kɔˈlɔm/

(Netherlands, emergency services, healthcare, slang) the medical services and institutions that provide emergency relief in the event of a disaster or crisis


mobiel medisch team

nl-noun

mobiel medisch team n (plural mobiele medische teams)

rapid response team
rapid response team#English

(Netherlands, emergency services, healthcare) aeromedical rapid response team, air ambulance medical personnel


CoPI

commando plaats incident
commando plaats incident#Dutch

(Netherlands, emergency services) Acronym of commando plaats incident (“on-scene incident command”).


RAV

regionale ambulancevoorziening
regionale ambulancevoorziening#Dutch

(Netherlands, healthcare, emergency services) Acronym of regionale ambulancevoorziening (“regional ambulance service”).


MKA

(Netherlands, emergency services) Acronym of meldkamer (“emergency dispatch centre”).


ZiROP

(Netherlands, emergency services, healthcare) Acronym of ziekenhuisrampenopvangplan (“hospital disaster relief plan”).