riot police
English edit
Noun edit
- 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.
- Synonyms: anti-riot police, riot squad, anti-riot squad
Usage notes edit
- As a collective noun, the riot police are referred to using plural pronouns and verb forms, such as they and were.
Derived terms edit
Translations edit
a unit of police specifically trained to deal with rioting crowds
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