bomb squad
A division of a police force or the military responsible for safely defusing or…A division of a police force or the military responsible for safely defusing or detonating hazardous explosive devices.
» Have you called in the bomb squad?
Meaning
2 sensesA division of a police force or the military responsible for safely defusing or detonating hazardous explosive devices.
A group of players who are deemed surplus to requirements by the club and are excluded from the first-team squad training.
Examples
7 sentencesHave you called in the bomb squad?
We need to alert a bomb squad.
Tom used to be a member of the bomb squad.
The bomb squad defused the bomb.
The bomb was defused by the bomb squad.
ruБомба была обезврежена бригадой взрывотехников. — odexed
deDie Bombe wurde vom Räumkommando entschärft. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Origin
From bomb + squad.From bomb + squad.
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Forms
plural: bomb squads| Singular | bomb squad |
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