police dog

noun

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

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Two Yuba County sheriff’s deputies fired their weapons at a kidnapping suspect Thursday afternoon during a vehicle pursuit, but the man was not hit and continued to flee until he was bitten by a police dog and taken into custody. Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 1 May 2026 Video released on Thursday, April 30, appears to show a police dog sniffing White House Correspondents' dinner accused shooter, Cole Tomas Allen, moments before shots were fired on Saturday, April 25. Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 1 May 2026 With a helicopter and a police dog combing through the area, officers located two of the men hiding in another backyard on Jolley Drive, which runs alongside Scott Road. Matthew Rodriguez, CBS News, 27 Apr. 2026 While on the ground, officers fired additional bean bag rounds at Evans, including one that allegedly broke his leg, and twice sent a police dog at him. Alex Riggins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for police dog

Word History

First Known Use

1836, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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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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