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sniffer dog

sniffer dog noun: a police dog trained to sniff out illegal goods such as drugs or explosives.

Noun

sniffer dog (plural sniffer dogs)

  1. A police dog trained to sniff out illegal goods such as drugs or explosives.
    • Network Rail has introduced sniffer dogs to try to reduce the theft of signalling cables in the North West.2022 March 9, “Network News: Sniffer dogs hired in fight to combat metal thefts in North West”, in RAIL, number 952, page 18
    Synonyms:
    detection dog

sniffer dog meaning in Tamil and Malay

sniffer dog in Tamil

மோப்ப நாய்

sniffer dog in Malay

police dog trained to sniff
anjing penghidu

Synonyms of sniffer dog

Forms of sniffer dog

pluralsniffer dogs

Questions about sniffer dog

What does sniffer dog mean?
Sniffer dog means a police dog trained to sniff out illegal goods such as drugs or explosives.
What is sniffer dog in Tamil?
Sniffer dog in Tamil is மோப்ப நாய். See Sniffer dog meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is sniffer dog?
Sniffer dog is a noun.
What is the plural of sniffer dog?
The plural of sniffer dog is sniffer dogs.

Words near sniffer dog in the dictionary

  1. sniffed out
  2. sniffed up
  3. Sniffen
  4. Sniffens
  5. sniffer
  6. sniffer dog
  7. sniffer dogs
  8. sniffer plane
  9. sniffer planes
  10. sniffers
  11. sniffest

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