BORTAC

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proper noun

Syllabic abbreviation of Border Patrol Tactical Unit.

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Meanings

proper nounBORTAC (plural BORTACs)

plural BORTACs

  1. USgovernmentSyllabic abbreviation of Border Patrol Tactical Unit.

    This is the military in a different guise: the Department of Homeland Security—with its series of ominous acronyms, such as BORTAC (Border Patrol Tactical Unit) and ICE (Immigration and Customs Enforcement)—plus U.S. Marshals and the Federal Protective Service.

    2020 August 22, Errol Morris, “Anatomy of a Photograph: Authoritarianism in America”, in The Atlantic
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BORTAC. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/BORTAC

MLA

“BORTAC.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/BORTAC. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

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