police dog

noun

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

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Law enforcement agents carrying machine guns and an officer with a police dog were among the few walking around. N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2025 To get to walk out there with Gerrit and Carlos and just really take in an amazing monument, see the Pentagon and see the Twin Towers and the police dogs and the firemen all honored on there. Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 11 Sep. 2025 Redmond was caught by a police dog, according to a police statement on X. Williams and Redmond were both booked into the Downtown Detention Center around 10 p.m. Aug. 25 on charges of criminal homicide. Kirsten Fiscus, Nashville Tennessean, 26 Aug. 2025 Officers deployed a police dog and less-lethal tools to bring him into custody. Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Aug. 2025 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.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/police%20dog. Accessed 13 Sep. 2025.

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police dog

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

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