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 pocketknife was recovered in the woods with the assistance of a Bristol police dog, Farmington police said. Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 31 Mar. 2025 Dog Man Dog Man is a family-friendly tale that tells the story of a police dog and his human officer who get injured on the job and, through a life-saving surgery, are fused together into one dog-man hybrid. Rebecca Aizin, People.com, 31 Jan. 2025 Two Greene County jail officers were relieved of duty and arrested on charges of felony animal abuse counts this week after a retired police dog in their care died of neglect, a news release from the Greene County sheriff states. Grant Lancaster, Arkansas Online, 24 Apr. 2025 Even the police dogs had lost his scent, says Henningsen. Jonathan Vigliotti, CBS News, 16 Mar. 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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