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All the protective clothing, shields and weaponry worn or carried by a force attempting to control a riot.
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riot gear — N UNCOUNT Riot gear is the special clothing and equipment worn by police officers or soldiers when they have to deal with a riot … English dictionary
riot gear — equipment for suppressing riots, crowd control equipment … English contemporary dictionary
riot gear — … Useful english dictionary
riot police — noun Police specially equipped with riot gear (shields, tear gas grenades, etc) for dealing with rioting crowds • • • Main Entry: ↑riot * * * riot police UK US noun [uncountable] police who have special training and equipment to deal with riots… … Useful english dictionary
Riot control — Rank of Icelandic National Police officers in full riot gear during the 2008 Icelandic lorry driver protests Riot control refers to the measures used by police, military, or other security forces to control, disperse, and arrest civilians who are … Wikipedia
riot — ri|ot1 [ raıət ] noun ** 1. ) count or uncount a violent protest by a crowd of people: anti government riots quell a riot (=stop it): Seven people were hurt as police tried to quell the riot. start/provoke/spark a riot: The new laws sparked… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
riot — ri|ot1 S3 [ˈraıət] n [Date: 1100 1200; : Old French; Origin: quarrel ] 1.) a situation in which a large crowd of people are behaving in a violent and uncontrolled way, especially when they are protesting about something ▪ urban riots ▪ prison… … Dictionary of contemporary English
riot — I UK [ˈraɪət] / US noun Word forms riot : singular riot plural riots ** 1) a) [countable/uncountable] a violent protest by a crowd of people anti government riots the country s history of riot and disorder start/provoke/spark a riot: The new laws … English dictionary
gear — gear1 S3 [gıə US gır] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(in cars etc)¦ 2 3 change gear 4¦(equipment)¦ 5¦(clothes)¦ 6¦(machinery)¦ 7¦(drugs)¦ 8 get your ass in gear ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [: Old English; Origin: gearwe] … Dictionary of contemporary English
gear — gear1 [ gır ] noun ** 1. ) count or uncount the part of an engine that changes engine power into movement. Most cars in the U.S. are automatics, so the engine changes between gears without the driver having to do anything: change gears: Helen… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
