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SWAT team

Syllabification: (SWAT team)
Pronunciation: /swät/

Definition of SWAT team

noun

  • a group of elite police marksmen who specialize in high-risk tasks such as hostage rescue.
  • any group of specialists brought in to solve a difficult or urgent problem:an economic SWAT team that aims to bolster the region’s hunting and outdoor recreation industry

Origin:

1980s: acronym from Special Weapons and Tactics

SWAT team in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of SWAT team in the British & World English dictionary