police dog

noun

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

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Homeland Security officials are also bringing on new police dogs and buying vast tranches of new equipment and gear to support the new officers, according to a USA TODAY review of federal purchasing data. Trevor Hughes, USA Today, 21 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 His family reportedly owns 26 acres of woods, much of it undeveloped, according to CBS Boston. Footage obtained by WPRI shows officers carrying large evidence bags out of the residence as police dogs scoured the woods nearby. David Matthews, New York Daily News, 19 Aug. 2025 After she is handcuffed on the ground, a police dog is seen in the background of the dashboard camera footage. Meredith Colias-Pete, Chicago Tribune, 17 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 5 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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