anti-burglary
adjective
an·ti-burglary
ˌan-tē-ˈbər-glə-rē 
ˌan-ˌtī-
ˌan-ˌtī-
also -gə-lə-rē
also -gəl-rē
: used or intended to prevent burglary
anti-burglary devices
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Donald McKinney — a five-year veteran of the force and one of Le’s police academy classmates — described confusion at realizing their unmarked pickup was being riddled with bullets from some unseen gunman during a late December anti-burglary operation.
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Jakob Rodgers, The Mercury News, 8 Aug. 2024
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Jakob Rodgers, The Mercury News, 8 Aug. 2024
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“Anti-burglary.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/anti-burglary. Accessed 7 Mar. 2026.
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