pat-down
Airport security procedure
A pat-down is a search of someone's body by running hands over their clothing to detect concealed items, especially weapons.
Security guards and police conduct pat-downs: Everyone entering the courthouse gets a pat-down.
The verb form is pat down: The officer patted him down before placing him in the vehicle.
Search by touch
- searchAct of seeking
- screeningEvaluative selection process
- checkpointInspection station on route
- TSAAirport screening agency
airport · metal detector · wand · contraband · weapons check · body search · inspection · clearance
Search by touch
- Terry stopBrief police detention for questioning
- probable causeLegal threshold for searches
- detentionTemporary official holding
- suspectBelieve to be likely
officer · weapons · contraband · arrest · custody · reasonable suspicion · Fourth Amendment · search
Methodical assessment or review
- palpationMedical examination by touch
- assessmentFormal evaluation of worth
- nurseHealthcare provider, bedside
- doctorLicensed medical healer
checkup · lymph nodes · abdomen · swelling · tenderness · clinical · diagnostic · physical exam
frisk
Search by touch
- searchAct of seeking
- screeningEvaluative selection process
- checkpointInspection station on route
TSA · airport · metal detector · wand · contraband · weapons check · body search · inspection · clearance · scanner
frisk
Search by touch
- Terry stopBrief police detention for questioning
- probable causeLegal threshold for searches
- detentionTemporary official holding
suspect · officer · weapons · contraband · arrest · custody · reasonable suspicion · Fourth Amendment · search · Miranda
examination
Methodical assessment or review
- palpationMedical examination by touch
- assessmentFormal evaluation of worth
- nurseHealthcare provider, bedside
doctor · checkup · lymph nodes · abdomen · swelling · tenderness · clinical · diagnostic · physical exam · patient
- airport securityTSA, TSA agent, security, security checkpoint, screening
- policingpatrol, police powers, arrests, police officer, arrest
- screeningshealth screening, drug test, cancer screening, prenatal screening, genetic screening
- police slangperp, collar, bust, APB, BOLO
- Air Travelboarding, airline, flight attendants, takeoff, landing
- securitysecurity guard, security cameras, alarm system, security system, lock