riot police
A unit of the police specifically trained to deal with rioting crowdsA unit of the police specifically trained to deal with rioting crowds. They use special equipment for personal defense as well as for crowd control and dispersal.
» The riot police arrived on the scene.
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1 senses(uncountable)A unit of the police specifically trained to deal with rioting crowds. They use special equipment for personal defense as well as for crowd control and dispersal.
Bereitschaftspolizei
ОМО́НOMÓN, поли́ция по охра́не обще́ственного поря́дкаpolícija po oxráne obščéstvennovo porjádka, спецна́зspecnáz
Examples
5 sentencesThe riot police arrived on the scene.
Riot police fired tear gas and water cannons at demonstrators.
The riot police wouldn't let them.
As discussions were underway, hundreds of anti-globalisation protesters clashed with riot police.
Videos shot by a variety of broadcasting companies recorded riot police bludgeoning protesters with truncheons and shocking them with stun guns.
Translations
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Synonyms
3 synonymsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
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