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Meaning of sniffer dog | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

A police dog trained to sniff out illegal goods such as drugs or explosives.

Equivalents

Deutsch Spürhund Suchhund
Español perro olfateador
Suomi vainukoira
Français chien de détection
Italiano cane poliziotto
한국어 탐지견
Bahasa Melayu anjing penghidu انجيڠ ڤڠهيدو
Português cão farejador
Русский ищейка соба́ка-одоро́лог соба́ха-нюха́ч

Examples

“Network Rail has introduced sniffer dogs to try⟳ to reduce⟳ the theft of signalling cables in the North West.”

CEFR level

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

sniffer plane Sniffier Sniffiest Sniffiness Sniffing sniffing position

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