DEATH SQUAD

Meaning of DEATH SQUAD in English

any of various groups of assassins, esp. in Central America, whose members murder political dissidents, petty criminals, etc., usually with the tacit approval of the government.

[ 1965-70 ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary. Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House . 2012

DEATH SQUAD — noun Date: 1969 any of various extremist groups whose members kill suspected political adversaries and criminals
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
DEATH SQUAD — noun : any of various extremist groups whose members kill suspected political adversaries and criminals
Webster's New International English Dictionary
DEATH SQUAD — Date: 1969 : any of various extremist groups whose members kill suspected political adversaries and criminals
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
DEATH SQUAD — Function: noun Date: 1969 : any of various extremist groups whose members kill suspected political adversaries and criminals
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
DEATH SQUAD — ■ noun an armed paramilitary group formed to kill political opponents.
Concise Oxford English vocab
DEATH SQUAD — [death squad] n (1969): any of various right-wing vigilante groups in Latin America whose members kill suspected political adversaries and …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
DEATH SQUAD — noun a group of people who are ordered by a government to kill other people, especially the government's political opponents
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
DEATH SQUAD — ˈdeath squad BrE AmE noun [countable] a group of people who have been ordered to kill someone’s political opponents
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
DEATH SQUAD — ( death squads) Death squads are groups of people who operate illegally and carry out the killing of people such …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
DEATH SQUAD — (~s) Death squads are groups of people who operate illegally and carry out the killing of people such as their …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
DEATH SQUAD — noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ The death squad published a statement claiming they would cut off the head of every …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
DEATH SQUAD — эскадрон смерти (террористическое формирование, особ. из полицейских, в южно-американских странах)
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
DEATH SQUAD — Эскадроны смерти
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
DEATH SQUAD — эскадрон смерти (террористическое формирование, особ. из полицейских, в южно-американских странах)
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
SQUAD — file
English interlingue dictionary
DEATH — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) Bataan Death March Black Death brain death death penalty dance of death Death Valley …
Английский словарь Британика
SQUAD — I. ˈskwäd also -wȯd noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle French esquade, esquadre, from Old Spanish & Old Italian; Old …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
DEATH — ˈdeth noun ( plural deaths -ths sometimes -thz) Etymology: Middle English deeth, deth, from Old English dēath; akin to Old …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SQUAD — /skwod/ , n. , v. , squadded, squadding . n. 1. a small number of soldiers, commonly 10 privates, a …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
DEATH — /deth/ , n. 1. the act of dying; the end of life; the total and permanent cessation of all the …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
DEATH — noun Etymology: Middle English deeth, from Old English dēath; akin to Old Norse dauthi death, deyja to die — more …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SQUAD — noun sloppy mud. 2. squad ·noun hence, any small party. 3. squad ·noun a small party of men assembled for …
Webster English vocab
DEATH — vi danger of death. 2. death ·vi cause of loss of life. 3. death ·vi loss of spiritual life. 4. …
Webster English vocab
SQUAD — [squad] n [MF esquade, fr. OSp & OIt; OSp escuadra & OIt squadra, ultim. fr. (assumed) VL exquadrare to make …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
DEATH — [death] n [ME deeth, fr. OE death; akin to ON dauthi death, deyja to die--more at die] (bef. 12c) 1: …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
DEATH
Britannica English vocabulary
SQUAD — squad BrE AmE skwɒd AmE skwɑːd ▷ squads skwɒdz AmE skwɑːdz ▶ ˈ squad car BrE AmE
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
DEATH — death BrE AmE deθ ▷ deaths deθs ▶ ˈ death camp BrE AmE ▶ ˈ death cell BrE AmE ▶ …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
SQUAD — / skwɒd; NAmE skwɑːd/ noun [ C +sing./pl. v . ] 1. a section of a police force that deals …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
DEATH — / deθ; NAmE / noun 1. [ C ] the fact of sb dying or being killed : a sudden …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SQUAD — squad W3 /skwɒd $ skwɑːd/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Date: 1600-1700 ; Language: French ; Origin: escouade , from …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
DEATH — death S1 W1 /deθ/ BrE AmE noun [ Word Family: noun : ↑ dead , ↑ death , deadliness; adjective …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
SQUAD — n. 1 a small group of people sharing a task etc. 2 Mil. a small number of men assembled for …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
DEATH — n. 1 the final cessation of vital functions in an organism; the ending of life. 2 the event that terminates …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
SQUAD — n. 1 a small group of people sharing a task etc. 2 Mil. a small number of men assembled for …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
DEATH — n. 1 the final cessation of vital functions in an organism; the ending of life. 2 the event that terminates …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
SQUAD — n.1 a small group of people sharing a task etc. 2 Mil. a small number of men assembled for drill …
Oxford English vocab
DEATH — n.1 the final cessation of vital functions in an organism; the ending of life. 2 the event that terminates life. …
Oxford English vocab
SQUAD — ( squads) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. A squad is a …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
DEATH — ( deaths) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. Death is the permanent …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SQUAD — (~s) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. A ~ is a section …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
SQUAD — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES bomb disposal experts/team/squad/unit ▪ The device, which contained 400lbs of explosive, was made safe by …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
DEATH
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
SQUAD — [noun] [C + singular or plural verb] - a small group of people trained to work together as a unitTwo …
Cambridge English vocab
DEATH — [noun] - the end of life She lived here for four years before her death. [C]Their sudden deaths in a …
Cambridge English vocab
DEATH — n. programmed cell death Bataan Death March Black Death brain death death penalty dance of death Death Valley near death …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
DEATH — Synonyms and related words : Azrael, Black Death, Death, Grim Reaper, Pale Death, Reaper, Z, angel of death, annihilation, apodosis, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
SQUAD — See: FIRING SQUAD.
Slang English vocab
SQUAD — noun 1 police, soldiers, etc. ADJECTIVE ▪ elite ▪ an elite combat ~ ▪ anti-terrorist ( esp. BrE ), bomb …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
DEATH — See ↑ DIE 6 ◆◆◆ • ↑ be a matter of life and death/be a matter of life or death …
Longman Activator English vocab
SQUAD — n. 25B6; noun an assassination squad : TEAM, crew, gang, band, cell, body, mob, outfit, force. a firing squad : …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
SQUAD — n. unit, team, band, company, crew, force, troop, cadre, gang, section, group, squadron, platoon, party They decided to call in …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
SQUAD — See: FIRING SQUAD.
Словарь английских идиом
SQUAD — 1. сущ. 1) воен. группа; команда; отделение; орудийный расчет awkward squad flying squad demolition squad firing squad vice squad 2) …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
DEATH — сущ. 1) а) смерть at one's death ≈ с чьей-л. смертью At her death the estate was broken up. ≈ …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
SQUAD — 1. skwɒd n 1. воен. отделение, расчёт; команда; группа awkward squad - а) воен. проф. отстающие по строевой подготовке солдаты; …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
DEATH — death.ogg deθ n 1. 1> смерть natural violent death - естественная насильственная смерть accidental death - случайная смерть lingering death …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
DEATH — death сущ.1) а) смерть at one's death — с чьей-л. смертью At her death the estate was broken up. — …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
SQUAD — 1. skwɒd n 1. воен. отделение, расчёт; команда; группа awkward squad - а) воен. проф. отстающие по строевой подготовке солдаты; …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
DEATH — n 1. 1> смерть natural violent death - естественная насильственная смерть accidental death - случайная смерть lingering death - медленная …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
SQUAD — 1. сущ. 1) воен. группа; команда; отделение; орудийный расчет - awkward squad - demolition squad - firing squad - flying …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
DEATH — сущ. 1) а) смерть at one's death — с чьей-л. смертью At her death the estate was broken up. — …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
SQUAD — 1. сущ. 1) воен. группа; команда; отделение; орудийный расчет - awkward squad - demolition squad - firing squad - flying squad - vice squad 2) бригада (рабочих) 3) …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
DEATH — сущ. 1) а) смерть at one's death — с чьей-л. смертью At her death the estate was broken up. — После ее смерти поместье …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики

Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary

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