police raid

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• Police raid — For the New Zealand music label, see Dawn Raid Entertainment. For the hostile takeover tactic, see Dawn raid (financial). Photo of a raid taking place as part of the Drug Enforcement Agency s Operation Mallorca A police raid or dawn raid is a… …   Wikipedia

• police raid — sudden attack by police to interrupt illegal activity in action …   English contemporary dictionary

• raid´er — raid «rayd», noun, verb. –n. 1. an attack; sudden attack: »Each venture is a new beginning, a raid on the inarticulate With shabby equipment always deteriorating (T. S. Eliot). 2. a sudden attack, usually by a small force having no intention of… …   Useful english dictionary

• raid — 01. The army is planning a [raid] on the enemy s headquarters tomorrow morning. 02. We paused the video to [raid] the fridge for beer and munchies. 03. Police seized over 10 pounds of cocaine in a [raid] on a house in Seattle. 04. The kids have… …   Grammatical examples in English

• raid — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 surprise attack ADJECTIVE ▪ daring ▪ major ▪ punitive, retaliatory ▪ dawn, daylight, night …   Collocations dictionary

• Police use of firearms in the United Kingdom — In the United Kingdom, the majority of police officers do not carry firearms, except in special circumstances. This originates from the formation of the Metropolitan Police Service in the 19th century, when police were not armed, partly to… …   Wikipedia

• raid — raid1 [reıd] n [Date: 1400 1500; : Scottish English; Origin: Old English rad ride, raid ; ROAD] 1.) a short attack on a place by soldiers, planes, or ships, intended to cause damage but not take control ▪ a bombing raid ▪ an air raid warning… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• raid — 1 noun (C) 1 a short attack on a place by soldiers, planes, or ships, intended to cause damage but not take control (+ on): a bombing raid on the railway line | cross border raids | carry out/launch/make a raid: Aircraft are carrying out raids on …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• raid — [[t]re͟ɪd[/t]] ♦♦♦ raids, raiding, raided 1) VERB When soldiers raid a place, they make a sudden armed attack against it, with the aim of causing damage rather than occupying any of the enemy s land. → See also air raid [V n] The guerrillas… …   English dictionary

• raid — 1. noun 1) the raid on Dieppe Syn: attack, assault, descent, blitz, incursion, sortie, onslaught, storming 2) a raid on a shop Syn: robbery, burglary, hold up …   Synonyms and antonyms dictionary

• raid — /rayd/, n. 1. a sudden assault or attack, as upon something to be seized or suppressed: a police raid on a gambling ring. 2. Mil. a sudden attack on the enemy, as by air or by a small land force. 3. a vigorous, large scale effort to lure away a… …   Universalium