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- DictionarySWAT team/ˈswät ˌtēm/
noun
- 1. a group of elite police marksmen who specialize in high-risk tasks such as hostage rescue.
noun
In the United States, a SWAT (special weapons and tactics) team is a generic term for a police tactical unit. SWAT units are generally trained, equipped, and deployed to resolve "high-risk situations", often those regular police units are not trained or equipped to handle, such as shootouts, standoffs, raids, hostage-takings, and terrorism. Wikipedia