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tactical response team

[/ˈtæktɪkəl rɪˈspɒns tiːm/]
nounpl: tactical response teams
equipe de resposta tática
1. A specialized police or military unit trained to respond to high-risk situations such as armed hostage situations, active shooters, or dangerous criminal apprehensions
The tactical response team was called in to handle the armed robbery situation.
A equipe de resposta tática foi acionada para lidar com a situação de roubo à mão armada.
2. A rapid deployment force equipped with specialized gear and training for emergency response operations
Members of the tactical response team trained extensively for urban combat scenarios.
Os membros da equipe de resposta tática treinaram extensivamente para cenários de combate urbano.
NYC Slang
heavy unit / ESU (Emergency Service Unit)
Synonyms
SWAT teamspecial operations teamtactical unitemergency response teamrapid response team

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
equipe de resposta tática
Most common usage in Brazil
Brazil
equipe BOPE
Specific reference to Batalhão de Operações Policiais Especiais in Rio de Janeiro
Brazil
Rota
Informal reference to tactical units in São Paulo
Portugal
equipa de intervenção rápida
Portuguese European variant; also 'equipa de operações especiais'

Related Idioms & Phrases

call in the big guns
deploy specialized forces
rapid response operation
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