police dog

po·lice dog

P p

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [puh-lees dawg, dog]
- /pəˈlis dɔg, dɒg/
- /pəˈliːs dɒɡ/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [puh-lees dawg, dog]
- /pəˈlis dɔg, dɒg/

Definitions of police dog words

noun police dog a dog trained to assist the police. 1
noun police dog German shepherd. 1
noun police dog trained dog used in police work 1
countable noun police dog A police dog is a working dog which is owned by the police. 0
noun police dog a dog, often a German shepherd dog, trained to help the police, as in tracking 0
noun police dog a dog, esp. a German shepherd, specially trained to assist police 0

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Origin of police dog

First appearance:

before 1905

One of the 15% newest English words

First recorded in 1905-10

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Parts of speech for Police dog

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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police dog popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 40% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 63% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

police dog usage trend in Literature

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