tactical unit

American  

noun

Military.

1. a group organized to function in combat as a self-contained unit.

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Etymology

Origin of tactical unit

First recorded in 1875–80

Example Sentences

Eyewitnesses told The Times they estimated there were 100 agents with Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Customs and Border Protection, along with a special tactical unit with CBP.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 4, 2025

A specialist Cobra tactical unit - which handles attacks and hostage situations - was deployed to the school, police said.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2025

According to Andrea Kersten, the office’s chief administrator, five plainclothes officers who were assigned to a tactical unit and traveling in an unmarked vehicle stopped Mr. Reed at about 6 p.m. on March 21.

From New York Times • Apr. 12, 2024

Deputies who had been accepted to the sheriff’s office’s Special Response Team — a tactical unit whose members receive advanced training — were involved in each of the four encounters, the AP found.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 3, 2023

Namely, the elevated tactical unit I built in the oak tree in our backyard.

From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman