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mounted police

/ˈmaʊntɪd pəˈliːs/

mounted police noun: a unit of the civil police who are specifically trained to serve duty on horseback. Their duties can be ceremonial, or often for crowd control, and to police areas of difficult access or wilderness areas.

Noun

mounted police (uncountable)

  1. A unit of the civil police who are specifically trained to serve duty on horseback. Their duties can be ceremonial, or often for crowd control, and to police areas of difficult access or wilderness areas.

Words formed from mounted police

  • mountie
  • Mounties
  • North-West Canadian Mounted Police
  • Royal Canadian Mounted Police

Questions about mounted police

What does mounted police mean?
Mounted police means a unit of the civil police who are specifically trained to serve duty on horseback. Their duties can be ceremonial, or often for crowd control, and to police areas of difficult access or wilderness areas.
What part of speech is mounted police?
Mounted police is a noun.
How do you pronounce mounted police?
Mounted police is pronounced /ˈmaʊntɪd pəˈliːs/.

Words near mounted police in the dictionary

  1. mounted
  2. mounted a horse foaled by an acorn
  3. Mounted Cornet
  4. mounted infantries
  5. mounted infantry
  6. mounted police
  7. mounted St. George
  8. mounted the high horse
  9. mounted up
  10. mountee
  11. mountenance

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