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hoolivan

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

A police van with surveillance equipment, used to monitor troublemakers at events such as sports matches.

Examples

“Of course we played our part too and it's easy to look⟳ back with rose-tinted Armani shades but there was no two ways about it; the 'glory days' were over with CCTV, hoolivans, undercover Police operations, banning orders, jail sentences […]”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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