flying wedge

noun

1. a fast-moving group of law-enforcement officers in a compact, wedge-shaped formation that can infiltrate crowds or protect someone effectively.

Example Sentences

Like the banned Flying Wedge from a century ago, the “Tush Push” is not a legitimate football play and should be banned.

From Los Angeles Times

Among other changes, they eliminated the flying wedge and allowed the forward pass, which made the game marginally safer.

From Los Angeles Times

It looks like a flying wedge - known in the trade as a blended-wing design.

From BBC

Mass momentum plays like the flying wedge were also common.

From Slate

On Wednesday, the Democrats’ onside kick off an impeachment that will come to a predictable end under the cleats of Mitch McConnell’s flying wedge.

From Fox News