detection dog

noun

A specialized form of police dog; trained to use its sense of smell to detect and locate evidence of illicit substances, from illegal drugs to explosives materials, which may be carried on a person in their effects.

Similar
sniffer dog
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Meanings

noundetection dog (plural detection dogs)

plural detection dogs

  1. A specialized form of police dog; trained to use its sense of smell to detect and locate evidence of illicit substances, from illegal drugs to explosives materials, which may be carried on a person in their effects.

    Synonyms: sniffer dog

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA specialized form of police dog; trained to use its sense of smell to detect and locate evidence of illicit substances, from illegal drugs to explosives materials, which may be carried on a person in their effects.

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

MLA

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

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “detection dog,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/detection%20dog.

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