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bomb squad

noun

Etymology

From bomb + squad.

  1. derived from squadra
  2. borrowed from escouade
  3. compounded as bomb squad — “bomb + squad”

Definitions

  1. A division of a police force or the military responsible for safely defusing or…

    A division of a police force or the military responsible for safely defusing or detonating hazardous explosive devices.

    • They isolate; they evacuate the area; and they call the bomb squad. We then go in and do our examination.
    • Sam and the informant were quickly arrested, and the bomb squad defused the bombs.

  2. A group of players who are deemed surplus to requirements by the club and are excluded…

    A group of players who are deemed surplus to requirements by the club and are excluded from the first-team squad training.

    • Discontent can brew among what is sometimes known within football as ‘the bomb squad’ – the cabal of players who have been ‘bombed out’ by the manager.

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