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Definition: Swat team
SWAT team
\SWAT" team`\, Swat team
\Swat" team`\(sw[o^]t"
t[=e]m), n. [acronym: Special Weapons and Training.]
a special group of police trained to deal with unusually
dangerous or violent situations, and having special weapons,
such as rifles more powerful than those carried by regular
police officers. They are employed, for example, in
situations when hostages are being held, or heavily armed
persons need to be captured. Called also
SWAT or
S.W.A.T..