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riot police

riot police noun: a unit of the police specifically trained to deal with rioting crowds. They use special equipment for personal defense as well as for crowd control and dispersal.

riot police: a unit of the police specifically trained to deal with rioting crowds. They use special equipment...
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Noun

riot police (uncountable)

  1. A unit of the police specifically trained to deal with rioting crowds. They use special equipment for personal defense as well as for crowd control and dispersal.
    Synonyms:
    anti-riot police, riot squad, anti-riot squad

riot police meaning in Arabic

riot police in Arabic

a unit of police specifically trained to deal with rioting crowds
شُرطةُ مُكافَحةِ الشَغَب šurṭat-u mukāfaḥat-i š-šaḡab

Synonyms of riot police

  • anti-riot police
  • riot squad
  • anti-riot squad

Words formed from riot police

Questions about riot police

What does riot police mean?
Riot police means a unit of the police specifically trained to deal with rioting crowds. They use special equipment for personal defense as well as for crowd control and dispersal.
What is riot police in Arabic?
Riot police in Arabic is شُرطةُ مُكافَحةِ الشَغَب (šurṭat-u mukāfaḥat-i š-šaḡab). See Riot police meaning in Arabic.
What part of speech is riot police?
Riot police is a noun.

Words near riot police in the dictionary

  1. riot grrrls
  2. riot grrrlz
  3. riot mask
  4. riot masks
  5. riot money
  6. riot police
  7. riot police officer
  8. riot police officers
  9. riot shield
  10. riot shields
  11. riot stairs

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