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Meaning of "sniffer dog" in the English dictionary

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SNIFFER DOG

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Sniffer dog is a noun.
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WHAT DOES SNIFFER DOG MEAN IN ENGLISH?

sniffer dog

Detection dog

A detection dog or sniffer dog is a dog that is trained to and works at using its senses to detect substances such as explosives, illegal drugs, wildlife scat, or blood. Hunting dogs that search for game and search dogs that search for missing humans are generally not considered detection dogs. There is some overlap, as in the case of human remains detection dogs, trained to detect human remains. They are also used for drug raids to locate the drugs in question. Some prisons have dogs trained to detect illicit mobile phones in prison cells. In recent years, detection dogs have emerged as a valuable research tool for wildlife biologists. In California, dogs are trained to detect the quagga mussel on boats at public boat ramps, as it is an invasive species. Sniffer dogs have also been enlisted to find bumblebee nests. The Bumblebee Conservation Trust has trained an English Springer Spaniel to detect the colonies, assisting them with the conservation of threatened species. Other studies have employed detection dogs for the purposes of finding and collecting the scat of diverse species including caribou, black-footed ferret, killer whales, and Oregon spotted frog.

Definition of sniffer dog in the English dictionary

The definition of sniffer dog in the dictionary is a police dog trained to detect drugs or explosives by smell.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SNIFFER DOG

sniff
sniff at
sniff out
sniffable
sniffer
sniffier
sniffiest
sniffily
sniffiness
sniffing
sniffingly
sniffish
sniffishly
sniffishness
sniffle
sniffler
sniffles
sniffly
sniffy
snifter

WORDS THAT END LIKE SNIFFER DOG

attack dog
black dog
Canaan dog
cattle dog
chili dog
Eskimo dog
eye dog
German shepherd dog
gun dog
hot dog
Newfoundland dog
Portuguese water dog
prairie dog
put on the dog
search dog
shepherd dog
top dog
tracker dog
water dog
working dog

Synonyms and antonyms of sniffer dog in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «sniffer dog» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SNIFFER DOG

Find out the translation of sniffer dog to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of sniffer dog from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «sniffer dog» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

嗅探犬
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

perro rastreador
570 millions of speakers

English

sniffer dog
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

रूमाल कुत्ता
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الشم الكلب
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

сниффер собака
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

cão farejador
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

স্নিফার কুকুর
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

un chien renifleur
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Anjing sniffer
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Spürhund
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

探知犬
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

스니퍼 개
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Asu sniffer
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

con chó sniffer
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

மங்கலான நாய்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

सूयफिंग कुत्रा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Kandırıcı köpek
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

cane poliziotto
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

sniffer pies
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

сніффер собака
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

sniffer câine
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

sniffer σκύλου
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

snuffelhond
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

sniffer hund
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Narkotikahund
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of sniffer dog

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SNIFFER DOG»

The term «sniffer dog» is normally little used and occupies the 113.879 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SNIFFER DOG» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about sniffer dog

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SNIFFER DOG»

Discover the use of sniffer dog in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to sniffer dog and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Sniffy the Sniffer Dog
When Sniffy gets thrown out of sniffer dog school, no one understands why he is such a failure. But when he goes to live with a family, Sniffy proves that he really is a clever sniffer dog. Suggested level: primary.
Krista Bell, 2003
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Labor and the Constitution: Labor and Property, Privacy, ...
Burley,202 Burlington Northern argued in the Chemical Testing and Sniffer Dog Cases that the methodology of drug testing, an "omitted case" because it is not directly addressed in the labor agreement, is covered by an implied-in-law ...
David L. Gregory, 2014
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Power of the Dog: Things Your Dog Can Do That You Can't
Opponents of these decisions point out that a sniffer dog's indication of a drug does not constitute "probable cause," since probable cause assumes it is human police officers, and not dogs, who are supposed to perceive the likelihood of an ...
Les Krantz, 2009
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Body/State
Crucial to this process is the sniffer dog. Critical theory has never really asked the question: what is the political meaning of a sniffer dog? As a sniffer dog it has an obvious range of uses, as witnessed by the snarling creatures confronting ...
Dr Angus Cameron, Dr Jen Dickinson, Dr Nicola Smith, 2013
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Headspace: Sniffer Dogs, Spy Bees and One Woman's Adventures ...
A barrister friend of mine was representing a man charged under the Cruelty to Animals Act of 1874 for allegedly hitting a sniffer dog on the nose. Proof that the dog had been injured was the dog handler's evidence that the dog had yelped.
Amber Marks, 2011
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Caesar the War Dog
Caesar the War Dog is based on the true story of Australian military dog Sarbi and its experiences in Afghanistan, combined with the factual experiences of Endal, the devoted British dog who cared for his wheelchair-bound ex-serviceman ...
Stephen Dando-Collins, 2013
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Youth and the Law
And, the legislature could say that the failure to use a properly qualified police sniffer dog would result in the evidence uncovered by the dog being treated as inadmissible. Not all sniffer dogs are equally skilled at detecting illegal drugs. Justice ...
Daniel J. Baum, 2014
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United by a Strong Force of Separation
was a local security agent struggling to calm down his sniffer- dog, which had proved to be canny. The struggle between the security agent and his sniffer-dog began immediately after the emergence of Darrel from his car, some few yards ...
Dominic Otiang'a, 2013
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Investigation Of Offences On Human Body
Use of sniffer dog has already been discussed in brief. Roll of sniffer dog in locating or spotting the murderer is limited. It is so, to an extent, due to the fact that, the murderer after completion of his mission may leave the place by a vehicle.
Apurba Nandy, 2001
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Pets N Us
Can we overwork a sniffer dog? Where to draw the line ? Answer A sniffer dog generally gets exhausted during transport and in-between periods. The road conditions are often bad and police vehicles are badly maintained. Little consideration ...
Purnima L. Toolsidass

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SNIFFER DOG»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term sniffer dog is used in the context of the following news items.
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Police mourn sniffer dog who died after inhaling crystal meth during …
Sniffer dogs usually put their nose on drugs if they sense they are present. Barney is reported to have place his nose on the unwrapped drugs and come into ... «Evening Standard, Mar 15»
2
Fabric nightclub holds on to licence – but must pay for sniffer dogs
The most unusual and costly of these is employing drug-detecting sniffer dogs on the premises each night, with each dog and handler costing the club £300 for a ... «The Guardian, Dec 14»
3
Drug searches: thousands falsely identified by sniffer dogs
Greens MP David Shoebridge said successive governments had failed to act on the problem of unjustified drug searches stemming from sniffer dog use. «Sydney Morning Herald, Nov 14»
4
Airport sniffer dog reunites passengers with lost mobiles
In this video, the uniform-wearing hound is presented with items - from mobiles to headphones and stuffed toys - recovered by KLM's cabin crew. The items are ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Sep 14»
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Sniffer dog finds child abuse images
But Maggie Gwynne, of Sniffer Dogs UK & International, told the BBC this was "completely contrary" to the UK police and prison service's training methods. «BBC News, Jul 14»
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McCann sniffer dogs begin wasteland search
Detectives are using sniffer dogs to explore wasteland in the Portuguese resort of Praia da Luz, for further clues into the disappearance of Madeleine McCann ... «Channel 4 News, Jun 14»
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Army sniffer dog killed in Afghanistan is awarded animal equivalent …
A sniffer dog, who was killed alongside her British army handler in Afghanistan, is to be posthumously awarded the animal equivalent of the Victoria Cross. «The Independent, Apr 14»
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Army sniffer dog captured by Taliban 'from British unit'
A bomb sniffer dog captured by the Taliban is from a British army unit, it is being claimed. Named as "Colonel" the animal has been pictured on "jihadist" website ... «Channel 4 News, Feb 14»
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Beagle Sniffs Out Polar Bear Pregnancies
When other pregnancy tests fall short, a poop-sniffing beagle named Elvis could reveal ... The two-year-old sniffer dog, who started training in January, has an ... «LiveScience.com, Nov 13»
10
Supreme Court allows wider use of police 'sniffer dogs'
Police have been granted wider latitude to use “sniffer dogs” to search people's belongings for drugs, in two cases that suggest the Supreme Court of Canada is ... «The Globe and Mail, Sep 13»

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