wolf pack
Americannoun
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wolf packs
plural
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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.
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
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 flotilla of uncrewed "wolf pack" drone boats has successfully been used to escort warships in a Royal Navy and Army trial.
From BBC ● Nov. 2, 2025
In the 1990s, about seven decades after the last wolf pack was killed in Yellowstone National Park, officials relocated 41 gray wolves to the park.
From Seattle Times ● May 6, 2024
Those now include members of the Yowlumni wolf pack, which was discovered in the area last summer.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 26, 2024
I made out a wolf pack standing at the edge of the meadow.
From "Black Star, Bright Dawn" by Scott O'Dell
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