English Explanatory Dictionary

mounted police

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A unit of the civil police who are specifically trained to serve duty on horseback. Their duties can be ceremonial, or often for crowd control, and to police areas of difficult access or wilderness areas.

Pronunciation

/ˈmaʊntɪd pəˈliːs/

Word forms

mounted police

Derived words

mountie Mounties North-West Canadian Mounted Police Royal Canadian Mounted Police
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