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traffic police

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A body of officers in charge of enforcing traffic laws and managing traffic.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

Topics: government, law-enforcement

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Translations

10 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Cantonese: 交通警察 (gaau1 tung1 ging2 caat3) — Translations
  • Chinese Cantonese: 交通警 (gaau1 tung1 ging2) — Translations
  • Chinese Mandarin: 交通警察 (jiāotōng jǐngchá) — Translations
  • Chinese Mandarin: 交警 (jiāojǐng) — Translations
  • Chinese Mandarin: 交通警 (jiāotōngjǐng) — Translations
  • Crimean Tatar: avtoinspektor — Translations
  • Dutch: wegpolitie — Translations
  • French: police de la route — Translations
  • Polish: policja drogowa — Translations
  • Turkish: trafik polisi — Translations