(~s)
Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English.
1.
A ~ is a section of a police force that is responsible for dealing with a particular type of crime.
The building was evacuated and the bomb ~ called...
The club is under investigation by the fraud ~.
N-COUNT: usu sing, usu supp N
2.
A ~ is a group of players from which a sports team will be chosen.
Sean O’Leary has been named in the England ~ to tour Argentina.
N-COUNT
3.
A ~ of soldiers is a small group of them.
...a ~ of commandos.
N-COUNT: oft N of n
see also death ~ , firing ~ , Flying Squad , vice ~