s w a t
noun
a special section of some law enforcement agencies trained and equipped to deal with especially dangerous or violent situations, as when hostages are being held (often used attributively): a SWAT team.
Also, S.W.A.T.
Origin:
S(pecial) W(eapons) a(nd) T(actics)
S(pecial) W(eapons) a(nd) T(actics)
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swat1 (swɒt) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —vb , swats, swatting, swatted | |
| 1. | to strike or hit sharply: to swat a fly |
| —n | |
| 2. | another word (esp Brit) for swatter |
| 3. | a sharp or violent blow |
| [C17: northern English dialect and US variant of | |
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S w a t
is always a great word to know.
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| a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare. |
| a fool or simpleton; ninny. |
| swat2 (swɒt) | |
| —vb, —n , swats, swatting, swatted | |
| a variant of swot | |
| Swat (swɒt) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | a former princely state of NW India: passed to Pakistan in 1947 |
| 2. | a river in Pakistan, rising in the north and flowing south to the Kabul River north of Peshawar. Length: about 640 km (400 miles) |
| SWAT (swɒt) | |
| —n acronym for | |
| Special Weapons and Tactics: a military-like unit within the US police force, trained to deal with specially dangerous situations, such as hostage-taking and riots | |
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Word Origin & History
swat
1796, Amer.Eng. and northern England dialect word, possibly an alteration of M.E. swap "to strike, smite" (see swap), ultimately of imitative origin. The noun is recorded from 1800. Swatter "instrument for swatting flies" is recorded from 1917.
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SWAT
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