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fly·ing squad

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  1. flying squadnoun

    a mobile group of trained people (police or executives or officials) able to move quickly in the case of emergencies

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  1. flying squadnoun

    A rapid-response unit of a police force.

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  1. Flying Squad

    The Flying Squad is a branch of the Serious and Organised Crime Command within London's Metropolitan Police Service. It is also known as the Robbery Squad, Specialist Crime Directorate 7, SC&O7 and SO7. It is nicknamed The Sweeney, an abbreviation of the Cockney rhyming slang "Sweeney Todd". The squad's purpose is to investigate robberies.

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  1. flying squad

    A flying squad is a group of specialists or personnel that can be quickly mobilized to deal with an emergency, a specialized task, or to investigate crimes. They are often used in police forces, emergency medical services, or businesses to respond rapidly to urgent situations.

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  1. Flying Squad

    The Flying Squad is a branch of the Specialist Crime & Operations section, within London's Metropolitan Police Service. The Squad's purpose is to investigate commercial armed robberies, along with the prevention and investigation of other serious armed crime. Possibly one of the best known operations of the squad was their foiling of the Millennium Dome raid.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of flying squad in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of flying squad in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9


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