police dog

noun

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

Examples of police dog in a Sentence

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The Milwaukee Police Department announced the death of a beloved retired police dog, Rocky. Kelli Arseneau, jsonline.com, 8 Nov. 2025 After a multi-agency search, a police dog handler found her naked body concealed under palm fronds at a sports ground just beyond a wire fence near the caravan park — six days after she was last seen, the newspaper reported. Christina Coulter, PEOPLE, 7 Nov. 2025 Officers with police dogs went yard to yard, searching between houses. David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 4 Nov. 2025 The suspect fled the scene, and police, despite the help of a police dog, were not able to find him. Mirna Alsharif, NBC news, 4 Nov. 2025 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

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

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