bomb squad

noun

: a group of people who have the job of preventing bombs from causing damage or injury

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Last fall, a father and son unexpectedly discovered more than 150 World War II-era artillery shells while metal detecting in a Czech forest, prompting a two-day bomb squad operation. — Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 7 Nov. 2026 It was forced to divert to a French air force base near Paris, where all 151 passengers and six crew members evacuated the plane while it was inspected by a bomb squad. — Natalia Senanayake, PEOPLE, 6 Nov. 2026 There, all 151 passengers and six crewmembers were evacuated while a bomb squad inspected the aircraft, French Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu’s office said in a statement. — Matteo Moschella, NBC news, 5 Nov. 2026 Officers evacuated Disneyland visitors, directing them to another exit, and requested assistance from the Orange County Sheriff’s Department bomb squad to check out the bags. — Fedor Zarkhin, Los Angeles Times, 13 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for bomb squad

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“Bomb squad.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bomb%20squad. Accessed 14 Nov. 2026.

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