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Meaning of patdown | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1

Definitions

An act of patting somebody's clothes to check for concealed weapons, etc.

US, informal

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Examples

“To avoid such charges, airline screeners moved to random processes that led to patdowns of congressional representatives and mild-mannered elderly women...”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.

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