riot police
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riot police
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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.
Similar: anti-riot police, riot squad, anti-riot squad
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noun a unit of police specifically trained to deal with rioting crowds
| Español | policía antidisturbios, policía antimotines |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 경찰기동대 gyeongchalgidongdae |
| 日本語 | 機動隊 kidōtai |
| 中文 | 防暴警察 fángbào jǐngchá |
| Português | polícia de choque, batalhão de choque |
| Français | police antiémeute |
| Deutsch | Bereitschaftspolizei |
| Italiano | celere, polizia antisommossa |
| Русский | ОМО́Н OMÓN, поли́ция по охра́не обще́ственного поря́дка polícija po oxráne obščéstvennovo porjádka, спецна́з specnáz |
| العربية | شُرطةُ مُكافَحةِ الشَغَب šurṭat-u mukāfaḥat-i š-šaḡab |
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title = {riot police},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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