flying squad

Domain: Universal Words

Part of speech: noun

(usually the Flying Squad) a group of police officers in Britain who are ready to travel very quickly to the scene of a serious crime

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flying squadEnglish›ChineseGetWord Corpus flying squadEnglish›ChineseMain Dictionary

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flying squad