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riot police

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
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ˈriot poˌlice noun [plural]  SCPpolice whose job is to stop riots 防暴警察 Riot police fired tear gas into the crowd. 防暴警察向人群发射催泪弹。
Examples from the Corpus
riot policeWith students and riot police headed for a major confrontation, Seoul was once again a boiling cauldron.He manages a hotel unhappily located across from the cathedral where workers and riot police have staged nightly confrontations.The catalyst for the demonstrations was the beating to death of a student demonstrator by riot police.As more than 300 people took to the streets, a police helicopter and eight vans carrying riot police were brought in.Five hundred riot police now patrol the streets.Hundreds of riot police on Nov. 2 clashed with students in Dhaka protesting against recent legislation to curb cheating in final exams.Four made a phalanx before the booth, tapping their lead truncheons, their feet splayed like a squad of riot police.Three school buses unload riot police.
ˈriot poˌlice nounChineseSyllable
riots is Corpus whose to job police stop


riot police
ˈriot poˌlice noun [plural]
police whose job is to stop riots:
    Riot police fired tear gas into the crowd.


riot policeBrE /ˈraɪət pəliːs/ 🔊NAmE /ˈraɪət pəliːs/ 🔊 noun [plural] police who are trained to deal with people rioting 防暴警察