armed security

collocation in English

meaningsofarmedandsecurity

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armed
adjective
uk
/ɑːmd/us
/ɑːrmd/
using or ...
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security
noun
uk
/sɪˈkjʊə.rə.ti/us
/səˈkjʊr.ə.t̬i/
protection of a person, building, organization, or country against threats such as crime or attacks by ...
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(Definition ofarmedandsecurityfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofarmed security

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Our security arrangements do include the provision ofarmedsecurity.
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It is about, amongst other things, the notorious sky marshals,armedsecurityofficials on board aircraft.
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We are entering a phase ofarmedsecurity.
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Does it includearmedsecuritypolice?
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Cars carryingarmedsecurityofficers (tasked with protecting embassies, airports and government buildings) may use blue lights and sirens if responding to an alarm.
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A number of rest areas are currently regularly patrolled at night byarmedsecurity, often private, due to a resurgence in rest area-related violent crime.
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At this point twoarmedsecurityguards grabbed her and forcibly shoved her out of the room.
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Some truck vendors responded by hiringarmedsecurityguards, citing continual robberies and ineffective police response times.
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Frangible rounds are also used byarmedsecurityagents on aircraft.
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Anarmedsecurityguard was positioned at the bottom of the canyon to protect his body from animals.
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Anarmedsecurityofficer must be on board before departing a gateway airport.
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All of these were manned byarmedsecurityguards during the day and were closed in the night.
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The affected neighborhoods are heavily guarded witharmedsecuritypresence, hampering reporting and independent investigation.
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Armedsecuritypersonnel stationed at the terminal entrances keep a close watch on those who enter the buildings.
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However,armedsecurityis quickly becoming a standard for vehicle patrol officers and on many other non-government sites.
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He suppliedarmedsecurityguards, entertainment, comprising a band of minstrels.
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The newspaper and some of its staff responded by hiringarmedsecurity.
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Armedsecurityguards were placed around the area, and a strike of bus owners was set off in order to prevent people from attending.
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Newspapers condemned the fence cutters, and property owners employed their ownarmedsecurityforces.
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In the wake of rising security concerns, the government decided to introduce greater competition in thearmedsecurityservice industry.
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