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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“Howling” — the fierce yet honeyed lead track on “Awe” — saw the group transformed into a futuristic wolf pack.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 22, 2026
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
The bulk of those emissions occur before a visitor even spies a geyser or a wandering wolf pack.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 3, 2024
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
This teaming up with the Career wolf pack to hunt down the rest of us.
From "The Hunger Games" by Suzanne Collins
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