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.
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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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
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
The bulk of those emissions occur before a visitor even spies a geyser or a wandering wolf pack.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 3, 2024
Had she swung her fists or kicked her feet, the wolf pack might have fled.
From "The Wild Robot Escapes" by Peter Brown
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