Swat vs Swarth - What's the difference?
swat | swarth |
(chiefly, US, law enforcement) Special weapons and tactics. The area of expertise of police officers trained and equipped to neutralize armed or entrenched criminals.
(chiefly, US, law enforcement) a SWAT team
* Herman Melville
* Cowper
An apparition of a person about to die; a wraith.
As a proper noun swat
is a valley and a district in nwfp administrative province of pakistan.As a noun swarth is
.As an adjective swarth is
(archaic) swarthy.swat
English
(wikipedia SWAT)Alternative forms
*Acronym
(Acronym) (head)Usage notes
* Often used attributively before such nouns as (team) or (squad). * While the specific meaning of the acronym applies only to the United States, the term is informally used in other countries to describe similar police teams.Noun
(en noun)- "This situation is out of control. We need a SWAT team," the policeman said.
Anagrams
*swarth
English
Noun
- Last year's scythes flung down, and left in the half-cut swarths .
- Grassy swarth , close cropped by nibbling sheep.
- (Grose)