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10 Language-to-English DictionariesDrug-Dog
/drʌɡ dɔɡ/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A dog that has been trained to detect illegal drugs.
"The police deployed a drug-dog to search the vehicle for narcotics." - 2
A canine used in law enforcement to assist in drug-related investigations.
"The drug-dog alerted the officers to the presence of hidden substances."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term 'drug-dog' is a compound noun formed from 'drug', derived from the Middle Dutch 'droge', meaning 'dried', and 'dog', which has Old English roots. The term evolved in the late 20th century to refer specifically to dogs trained to detect illegal substances.
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chien de drogue
Transliteration: ʃjɛ̃ də dʁɔɡ
"Le chien de drogue a trouvé des substances illicites."
Drogenspürhund
Transliteration: ˈdʁoːɡn̩ʃpyːʁhʊnt
"Der Drogenspürhund hat Drogen im Auto gefunden."
cane antidroga
Transliteration: ˈka.ne an.tiˈdro.ɡa
"Il cane antidroga ha rilevato sostanze illegali."
perro antidrogas
Transliteration: ˈpe.ro an.tiˈðro.ɣas
"El perro antidrogas detectó sustancias ilegales."
cão de drogas
Transliteration: kɐ̃w dʒi ˈdɾɔɡɐs
"O cão de drogas encontrou substâncias ilegais."
नशीली दवाओं का कुत्ता
Transliteration: nashīlī davāon kā kuttā
"नशीली दवाओं का कुत्ता गाड़ी में छिपी दवाओं का पता लगाने में सफल रहा।"
毒品嗅探犬
Transliteration: dúpǐn xiùtàn quǎn
"毒品嗅探犬在车内发现了非法物品。"
마약 탐지견
Transliteration: mayak tamjigyeon
"마약 탐지견이 차량에서 마약을 발견했습니다."
麻薬探知犬
Transliteration: mayaku tanchi inu
"麻薬探知犬が車の中で違法薬物を発見しました。"
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