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snatch squad

snatch squad noun: a group of police officers who rush forward in formation so as to apprehend an individual from a crowd.

Noun

snatch squad (plural snatch squads)

  1. (UK) A group of police officers who rush forward in formation so as to apprehend an individual from a crowd.
    • There have been numerous reports of snatch squads detaining men on the street and drafting them into the army.2022 September 19, Luke Harding, “Russia no longer has full control of Luhansk as Ukraine recaptures village”, in The Guardian

Forms of snatch squad

pluralsnatch squads

Questions about snatch squad

What does snatch squad mean?
Snatch squad means a group of police officers who rush forward in formation so as to apprehend an individual from a crowd.
What part of speech is snatch squad?
Snatch squad is a noun.
What is the plural of snatch squad?
The plural of snatch squad is snatch squads.

Words near snatch squad in the dictionary

  1. snatch blocks
  2. snatch defeat from the jaws of victory
  3. snatch defeat out of the jaws of victory
  4. snatch loading
  5. snatch someone's edges
  6. snatch squad
  7. snatch squads
  8. snatch the pebble
  9. snatch victory from the jaws of defeat
  10. snatch'd
  11. snatchable

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