search party en · NOUN
Meanings
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A group of people who search for someone or something lost.
Is this a report about the missing trooper? It is, sir. Trooper B Four Seven Eleven was here with three other men. They left and he remained. And soon as they had gone, he packed a lot of food from this house and he robbed me blind. Then he took off to the hills. Very well. We'll send out a search party.
1978 November 17, 1:26:38 from the start, in The Star Wars Holiday Special (Science Fiction), →OCLC:After their daughter went missing, her parents sent out a search party after her.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| search parties | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Translations (5)
is leitarhópur (group of people who search for someone or something lost) · sv skallgångskedja (group of people who search for someone or something lost) · de Suchtrupp (group of people who search for someone or something lost) · pl ekipa ratownicza (group of people who search for someone or something lost) · de Suchmannschaft (group of people who search for someone or something lost)