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词汇 flying wedge
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Definition of flying wedge in US English:

flying wedge

noun
  • A fast-moving group, as of police officers, linked together closely in a V-shaped formation, sometimes used to force a way through a crowd or to protect someone behind them.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • If they want to break up the crowd, they'll move into the centre of it with a flying wedge and then re-form into two parallel lines pushing in opposite directions.
    • All they lacked were the tactics of civil disobedience - when would they discover the snake dance, the flying wedge?
    • A flying wedge splits the pilgrims in half with some premier-division high-elbow work.
    • Pickets set up to oppose Mainland's operations have been subjected to concerted intimidation and violence including baton-wielding police using flying wedge tactics to breakup picket lines.
    • Half a dozen of us were startled enough to head for the swinging doors, and suddenly we were jolted through by a flying wedge of other men.…

Definition of flying wedge in US English:

flying wedge

noun
  • A fast-moving group, as of police officers, linked together closely in a V-shaped formation, sometimes used to force a way through a crowd or to protect someone behind them.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Half a dozen of us were startled enough to head for the swinging doors, and suddenly we were jolted through by a flying wedge of other men.…
    • A flying wedge splits the pilgrims in half with some premier-division high-elbow work.
    • If they want to break up the crowd, they'll move into the centre of it with a flying wedge and then re-form into two parallel lines pushing in opposite directions.
    • All they lacked were the tactics of civil disobedience - when would they discover the snake dance, the flying wedge?
    • Pickets set up to oppose Mainland's operations have been subjected to concerted intimidation and violence including baton-wielding police using flying wedge tactics to breakup picket lines.
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