arson dog

noun

A dog trained to use its sense of smell to locate traces of accelerant at sites of a suspected arson.

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Meanings

nounarson dog (plural arson dogs)

plural arson dogs

  1. A dog trained to use its sense of smell to locate traces of accelerant at sites of a suspected arson.

    Identifying 1/1000th of a drop of 50 percent evaporated gasoline is an easy task for a well-trained arson dog.

    2006, Jenni Bidner, Dog Heroes: Saving Lives and Protecting America, page 98

Translations

Japanese 放火犬
  • 放火犬 (hōkaken)dog trained to locate traces of accelerant
Swedish brandhund
  • brandhunddog trained to locate traces of accelerant
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APA

arson dog. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/arson%20dog

MLA

“arson dog.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/arson%20dog. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

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