Meanings
nounriot police (uncountable)
- uncountableA unit of the police specifically trained to deal with rioting crowds. They use special equipment for personal defense as well as for crowd control and dispersal.
Synonyms: anti-riot police, riot squad, anti-riot squad
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA unit of the police specifically trained to deal with rioting crowds. They use special equipment for personal defense as well as for crowd control and dispersal.
Similar
anti-riot policeriot squadanti-riot squad
Translations
Arabic شُرطةُ مُكافَحةِ الشَغَب
- شُرطةُ مُكافَحةِ الشَغَب (šurṭat-u mukāfaḥat-i š-šaḡab)a unit of police specifically trained to deal with rioting crowds
Catalan policia antiavalots
- policia antiavalotsa unit of police specifically trained to deal with rioting crowds
Chinese Mandarin 防暴警察
- 防暴警察 (fángbào jǐngchá)a unit of police specifically trained to deal with rioting crowds
Dutch oproerpolitie
- oproerpolitiea unit of police specifically trained to deal with rioting crowds
Finnish mellakkapoliisi
- mellakkapoliisia unit of police specifically trained to deal with rioting crowds
French police antiémeute
- police antiémeutea unit of police specifically trained to deal with rioting crowds
German Bereitschaftspolizei
- Bereitschaftspolizeia unit of police specifically trained to deal with rioting crowds
Hungarian rohamrendőrség
- rohamrendőrséga unit of police specifically trained to deal with rioting crowds
Irish póilíní círéibe
- póilíní círéibea unit of police specifically trained to deal with rioting crowds
Italian celere, polizia antisommossa
- celerea unit of police specifically trained to deal with rioting crowds
- polizia antisommossaa unit of police specifically trained to deal with rioting crowds
Japanese 機動隊
- 機動隊 (kidōtai)a unit of police specifically trained to deal with rioting crowds
Korean 경찰기동대
- 경찰기동대 (gyeongchalgidongdae)a unit of police specifically trained to deal with rioting crowds
Norwegian Bokmål opprørspoliti
- opprørspolitia unit of police specifically trained to deal with rioting crowds
Polish oddziały prewencji, prewencja
- oddziały prewencjia unit of police specifically trained to deal with rioting crowds
- prewencjaa unit of police specifically trained to deal with rioting crowds
Portuguese polícia de choque, batalhão de choque
- polícia de choquea unit of police specifically trained to deal with rioting crowds
- batalhão de choquea unit of police specifically trained to deal with rioting crowds
Russian ОМО́Н, поли́ция по охра́не обще́ственного поря́дка
- ОМО́Н (OMÓN)a unit of police specifically trained to deal with rioting crowds
- поли́ция по охра́не обще́ственного поря́дка (polícija po oxráne obščéstvennovo porjádka)a unit of police specifically trained to deal with rioting crowds
- спецна́з (specnáz)a unit of police specifically trained to deal with rioting crowds
Spanish policía antidisturbios, policía antimotines
- policía antidisturbiosa unit of police specifically trained to deal with rioting crowds
- policía antimotinesa unit of police specifically trained to deal with rioting crowds
Swedish kravallpolis
- kravallpolisa unit of police specifically trained to deal with rioting crowds
Welsh heddlu gwrth-derfysg
- heddlu gwrth-derfysga unit of police specifically trained to deal with rioting crowds
Cite this entry
APA
riot police. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/riot%20police
MLA
“riot police.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/riot%20police. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “riot police,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/riot%20police.
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