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search dog

British  

noun

  1. a dog trained to assist rescue workers in finding people buried under rubble by detection by smell

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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A search dog plied the pile, which included twisted and jumbled metal, apparently from scaffolding, and a robotic dog also headed into the debris.

From Washington Times • Dec. 11, 2023

There are a total of 25 people covering 15 square miles today, including a search dog unit and a team with a giant quad bike.

From BBC • Sep. 21, 2023

Cavalcante began to crawl through heavy underbrush to try to escape, prompting the Customs and Border Patrol team to release a search dog — either a shepherd or a Belgian Malinois — to pursue him.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 13, 2023

He was taken by surprise, officials said, and tried to crawl away through the underbrush, but a search dog caught him.

From New York Times • Sep. 13, 2023

Kyle Murray from K9 Search & Rescue NI said search dog Delta had detected the area where the woman was found alive.

From BBC • Feb. 16, 2023

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