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arson dog

arson dog noun: a dog trained to use its sense of smell to locate traces of accelerant at sites of a suspected arson.

Noun

arson dog (plural arson dogs)

  1. A dog trained to use its sense of smell to locate traces of accelerant at sites of a suspected arson.
    • Identifying 1/1000th of a drop of 50 percent evaporated gasoline is an easy task for a well-trained arson dog.2006, Jenni Bidner, Dog Heroes: Saving Lives and Protecting America, page 98

Forms of arson dog

pluralarson dogs

Questions about arson dog

What does arson dog mean?
Arson dog means a dog trained to use its sense of smell to locate traces of accelerant at sites of a suspected arson.
What part of speech is arson dog?
Arson dog is a noun.
What is the plural of arson dog?
The plural of arson dog is arson dogs.

Words near arson dog in the dictionary

  1. arsolanes
  2. arsole
  3. arsoles
  4. arsoline
  5. arson
  6. arson dog
  7. arson dogs
  8. arsonate
  9. arsonates
  10. arsoned
  11. arsonic

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