special weapons and tactics squad
noun
Simple meaning
A squad of policemen who have been trained to deal with violent and dangerous situations.
Pronunciation
Say it like this:
spehshuhlwuhpuhnzuhndtaktihkskwahdSay the bold part a little louder.
IPA pronunciation (US)
ˈspɛʃəlwɛpənzəndtæktɪkskwɑd
This word is pronounced essentially the same in American and British English, so one transcription covers both.
IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) is a standard way of writing speech sounds.
Definition
Everyday modern meanings first, grouped by part of speech.
noun
A squad of policemen who have been trained to deal with violent and dangerous situations
Word Aura™
How this word commonly comes across.
This meaning: A squad of policemen who have been trained to deal with violent and dangerous situations
Used this way, special weapons and tactics squad is a reasonably familiar word with a clearly unfavourable pull. It comes across as direct, sometimes bluntly so.
- Emotional tone
- Negative
- Formality
- Neutral
- Intensity
- Moderate
- How common
- Moderately common
- Connotation
- Serious and weighty
- Usage feel
- Blunt and forceful
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