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a group of persons conducting an organized search for someone or something lost or hidden.[1880-85]
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Universalium. 2010.
search party
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search party — search .party n a group of people who are organized to look for someone who is missing or lost ▪ Let s get going or they ll send out a search party … Dictionary of contemporary English
search party — search ,party noun count a group of people that is organized to search for someone who is lost or missing … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
search party — search parties N COUNT A search party is an organized group of people who are searching for someone who is missing … English dictionary
search party — n. a group of people taking part in a search, as for a lost or missing person … English World dictionary
search party — ► NOUN ▪ a group of people organized to look for someone or something … English terms dictionary
search party — noun a party of people to search for someone • Hypernyms: ↑party, ↑company * * * noun, pl ⋯ parties [count] : an organized group of people who are looking for someone or something that is missing If the hikers don t return by tomorrow, a search… … Useful english dictionary
search party — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms search party : singular search party plural search parties a group of people that is organized to search for someone who is lost or missing … English dictionary
search party — n. to organize; send out a search party * * * [ sɜːtʃˌpɑːtɪ] send out a search party to organize … Combinatory dictionary
search party — noun A group of people who search for someone or something lost. After their daughter went missing, her parents sent out a search party after her … Wiktionary
search party — search team, rescue team, group which goes in search of a missing person or a corpse … English contemporary dictionary
