anti-burglary
adjective
(alsoantiburglary)uk/ˌæn.tiˈbɜː.ɡlər.i/us/ˌæn.taɪˈbɝː.ɡlɚ.i/designedtopreventthievesfromenteringbuildingsillegallyandstealingthings, eithergenerallyor on aparticularoccasion:
Policerecentlylaunchedan anti-burglarycampaign.
Officers tookpartin an anti-burglaryoperation.
Heoverseesthe department's antiburglarystrategy.
See also
burglary
Synonym
anti-burglar
- Anti-burglarydeviceshaveimproved.
- Not everybody canaffordtobuyanti-burglaryequipment.
- Seniorofficersareconfidentthat the antiburglaryteamwill make animpact.
- The twoofficerswerepartof an anti-burglarydetail.
Stealing
- abscond
- aggravated burglary
- anti-burglar
- anti-piracy
- anti-poaching
- housebreaking
- jemmy
- jimmy
- job
- joyride
- kleptomania
- piratical
- plunder
- poach
- poaching
- purloin
- rustle
- rustling
- snaffle
- snitch
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