Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

red squad

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.58 in modern English

Syllables
red squad
IPA
19
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
1
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A police intelligence unit specializing in infiltrating, conducting countermeasures, and gathering intelligence on political and social groups.

American usage

Etymology

Referring to their investigations of communism during the red scare.

Usage

Inflected Forms

red squads (plural)

Questions

What does red squad mean?
A police intelligence unit specializing in infiltrating, conducting countermeasures, and gathering intelligence on political and social groups.
Where does red squad come from?
Referring to their investigations of communism during the red scare.

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