APB

APB

all-points bulletin.
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APB
 
—abbreviation for
all-points bulletin

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Main Entry:  APB
Part of Speech:  n
Definition:  See all-points bulletin
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APB
police jargon acronym for all-points bulletin, first recorded 1960.
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APB
all points bulletin
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