Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hold-up squad

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.55 in modern English

Syllables: hold-up squad
IPA

27

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A subsection of a police department specializing in apprehending violent and dangerous suspects.

Example Sentences

"Amnesty International (AI) has found that allegations of torture and other forms of abuses by members of the hold-up squad of this city's police department are "substantial enough to justify an inquiry.""

Inflected Forms

hold-up squads (plural)

Questions

What does hold-up squad mean?: A subsection of a police department specializing in apprehending violent and dangerous suspects.

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