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rummage squads

rummage squads is the plural of rummage squad.

Meaning of rummage squad

Noun

rummage squad (plural rummage squads)

  1. (informal) A team of customs officers who search a ship, aircraft, etc. and its crew for contraband.
    • On our first visit, we had come from El Salvador and were boarded by a rummage squad from the Mexican DEA who carried out a thorough drugs search (supervised by a large Alsatian).2001, Guide to Port Entry, volume 2, page 1588

Questions about rummage squads

What is rummage squads the plural of?
Rummage squads is the plural of rummage squad.

Words near rummage squads in the dictionary

  1. rumly
  2. rummage
  3. rummage sale
  4. rummage sales
  5. rummage squad
  6. rummage squads
  7. rummaged
  8. rummager
  9. rummagers
  10. rummages
  11. rummaging

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