SWAT
Hostage rescue team
SWAT stands for Special Weapons and Tactics, designating elite police units trained for high-risk operations like hostage situations, armed standoffs, and raids.
A SWAT team is called when regular officers face threats beyond standard training: The SWAT team surrounded the building.
The term often modifies other nouns: SWAT officer, SWAT gear. (Lowercase swat means to hit sharply.)
Sleeveless upper-body garment
- helmetProtective head covering
- shieldHandheld defensive armor
- flashbangNon-lethal light-sound munition
- night visionAbility to see dimly
goggles · gas mask · battering ram · body armor · radio · earpiece · body camera · tear gas
Sudden armed incursion
- hostageCaptive held as security
- crisisDecisive dangerous moment
- emergencySerious sudden danger
- responseAnswer to stimulus
rescue · barricade · standoff · callout · deployment · active shooter · negotiator · hostage rescue
Breaking of agreement
- siegeEncirclement forcing surrender
- counterterrorismCombating organized political violence
- raidSudden armed incursion
- assaultViolent offensive act
clearing · infiltration · ambush · flanking · perimeter · suppression · takedown · entry
Concealed precision shooter
- marksmanshipAccuracy in shooting
- accuracyDegree of correctness
- sharpshooterExpert precision shooter
- targetingSelecting as objective
ballistics · trajectory · overwatch · spotter · trigger discipline · windage · holdover · long-range
Seize by law
- suspectBelieve to be likely
- warrantFormal authorization document
- detectiveProfessional crime investigator
- investigationFormal examination of facts
felony · fugitive · apprehension · law enforcement · backup · perimeter security · evidence · crime scene
vest
Sleeveless upper-body garment
- helmetProtective head covering
- shieldHandheld defensive armor
- flashbangNon-lethal light-sound munition
night vision · goggles · gas mask · battering ram · body armor · radio · earpiece · body camera · tear gas · kevlar
raid
Sudden armed incursion
response · rescue · barricade · standoff · callout · deployment · active shooter · negotiator · hostage rescue · extraction
breach
Breaking of agreement
- siegeEncirclement forcing surrender
- counterterrorismCombating organized political violence
- raidSudden armed incursion
assault · clearing · infiltration · ambush · flanking · perimeter · suppression · takedown · entry · cordon
sniper
Concealed precision shooter
- marksmanshipAccuracy in shooting
- accuracyDegree of correctness
- sharpshooterExpert precision shooter
targeting · ballistics · trajectory · overwatch · spotter · trigger discipline · windage · holdover · long-range · zero
arrest
Seize by law
- suspectBelieve to be likely
- warrantFormal authorization document
- detectiveProfessional crime investigator
investigation · felony · fugitive · apprehension · law enforcement · backup · perimeter security · evidence · crime scene · surrender
- criminal investigationsinvestigations, crime scene, crime scenes, crime scene investigation, crime scene analysis
- policeofficer, cop, officers, patrol, cops
- police workpatrol, arrests, arrest, stings, investigation
- public safetypolice, 911, ambulance, fire department, firefighters
- Police Unitspatrol unit, homicide unit, detective unit, narcotics unit, canine unit
- counterterrorismDelta Force, raid, Navy SEALs, SAS, intelligence gathering
SWATbeat cop
Officer assigned regular route
community policing · neighborhood watch · foot patrol · patrol officer · meter maid
- fly swatterHandheld bug killer
- SWAT teamSpecialized police for high-risk situations
- fly swatting
- SWAT raidForceful police entry operation
- SWAT officerSpecialized armed police personnel
- fly swatInsect-killing implement