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patdown

Noun CEFR B1

Definitions

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

US, informal

Equivalents

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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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See also

pate pâte brisée pâté chinois pâté de foie gras pâte de verre pate feuilletee

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