Meanings
nounmounted police (uncountable)
- uncountableA 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.
Translations
Czech jízdní policie
- jízdní policieunit of the civil police
Finnish ratsupoliisi
- ratsupoliisiunit of the civil police
French police montée
- police montéeunit of the civil police
German berittene Polizei, Reiterstaffel
- berittene Polizeiunit of the civil police
- Reiterstaffelunit of the civil police
Polish policja konna
- policja konnaunit of the civil police
Russian ко́нная поли́ция
- ко́нная поли́ция (kónnaja polícija)unit of the civil police
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APA
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MLA
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Chicago
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