wolf pack
Americannoun
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a group of submarines operating together in hunting down and attacking enemy convoys.
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a group of wolves hunting together.
Etymology
Origin of wolf pack
1890–95 wolf pack for def. 2; 1940–45 wolf pack for def. 1
Example Sentences
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When a wolf pack brings down prey, ravens are often the first to show up.
From Science Daily • Mar. 19, 2026
A new wolf pack has been confirmed in Plumas County.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 21, 2025
Eye‑level with an inquisitive Arctic wolf pack in −35 C, Mr Eshel fulfilled his dream to photograph these elusive creatures.
From BBC • Aug. 26, 2025
It was a snowy October day when Joshua Welter spotted the large gray wolf pack just south of the road in Wyoming’s Yellowstone National Park.
From National Geographic • Feb. 20, 2024
A grass blade tickled her face, and she remembered where she was—up on the frost heave with the wolf pack!
From "Julie of the Wolves" by Jean Craighead George
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