Definition

Noun: A police squad is a small, specialized unit of police officers who are trained to handle specific types of crimes or situations. It is a team within a larger police department assigned to focused duties.

Usage

A "police squad" refers to the unit itself. It is typically used with verbs like form, join, lead, dispatch, or call in. - The department formed a new narcotics police squad. - She was proud to join the homicide police squad.

Examples

• The robbery police squad arrived at the bank within minutes.
• He works for the cybercrime police squad.
• A special police squad deals with gang-related violence.

Advanced Usage

• "to be assigned to a police squad": to be given a position on a specific unit.
  • After graduation from the academy, she was assigned to the traffic police squad.
• "squad room": the office or area where a police squad works.
  • The detective spent hours in the squad room reviewing the case files.

Variants and Related Words

• Squad (n): Often used interchangeably with "police squad" in context (e.g., the bomb squad, the vice squad).
• Task force (n): A temporary or permanent unit, similar to a squad, often formed for a specific investigation.
• Unit (n): A general term for any grouped division within a police department.

Synonyms

• Specialized unit: A group trained for a specific function.
• Detective unit: A squad focused on investigation.
• Team: A general term for a group working together.

Related Phrases

• Under the command of: Describing the leadership of a squad.
  • The police squad operated under the command of a seasoned captain.
• Squad car: A vehicle used by police officers, often associated with patrol squads.
  • Two officers from the patrol squad got out of the squad car.

Noun

1. a small squad of policemen trained to deal with a particular kind of crime