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K9

Noun CEFR C2
ˈkeɪnaɪn

Definitions

A trained police dog.

Examples

“Police working dogs (K9s) often have⟳ extremely close⟳ bonds with their handlers.”
“Originally a K9 dog for the police department, Captain was asked to resign for unknown reasons.”
“Apollo, part of the New York Police Department K9 Search⟳ and Rescue⟳ team was on the scene of the disaster just 15 minutes after the disaster”
“The Saitama Prefectural Police Department, for example, had no K9 units of its own⟳, and relied on contract dogs exclusively.”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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