police dog

noun

Synonyms of police dognext
1
: a dog trained to assist police (as in drug detection)
2

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Officers then used less-lethal launchers and a police dog to take the man into custody without further incident. Jason Green, Mercury News, 30 May 2026 The 23-year-old man was suicidal and held a butcher’s knife to his own throat before charging at officers and stabbing both Officer Mark Moore and a police dog at an Aurora apartment complex. Shelly Bradbury, Denver Post, 28 May 2026 On Monday, police officers were taking photos of the scene as a police dog sniffed the front yard of the home where Elijah Mayo died. Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 19 May 2026 When authorities swept the Macon airport ahead of Raffensperger's arrival Tuesday, a police dog found a suspicious object that prompted an evacuation. ABC News, 13 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for police dog

Word History

First Known Use

1836, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of police dog was in 1836

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“Police dog.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/police%20dog. Accessed 7 Jun. 2026.

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police dog

noun
1
: a dog trained to help police (as in drug detection)
2

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