"SWAT" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /swɒt/ [UK], /swɑt/ [US] Audio: en-us-swat.ogg Forms: SWATs [plural], S.W.A.T. [alternative]
Rhymes: -ɒt Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} SWAT (countable and uncountable, plural SWATs)
  1. (chiefly US, law enforcement) Acronym of special weapons and tactics. The area of expertise of police officers trained and equipped to neutralize armed or entrenched criminals. Tags: US, abbreviation, acronym, alt-of, countable, uncountable Alternative form of: special weapons and tactics (extra: The area of expertise of police officers trained and equipped to neutralize armed or entrenched criminals) Categories (topical): Law enforcement
    Sense id: en-SWAT-en-noun-MZuUXAlF Categories (other): American English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 62 38 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 64 36 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 66 34 Topics: government, law-enforcement
  2. (chiefly US, law enforcement) A SWAT team. Tags: US, countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Law enforcement Derived forms: swat [verb]
    Sense id: en-SWAT-en-noun-h~O-wMBa Categories (other): American English Topics: government, law-enforcement

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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