🇯🇵Japanese Source WordCode: JA

捜索犬

Pronunciation / Transliteration: sōsaku-in

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Search Dog/sɜːrtʃ dɔɡ/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #15000 frequency
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🇯🇵 Example Sentence in Japanese:

"捜索犬はすぐに行方不明の登山者を見つけました。"

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A dog that is trained to locate missing persons or objects, often used in search and rescue operations.

    "The search-dog quickly found the lost hiker in the dense forest."
  2. 2

    A dog trained to assist in locating drugs, explosives, or other contraband.

    "The search-dog alerted the officers to the hidden stash of illegal substances."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term 'search dog' combines the verb 'search', derived from Old English 'sēcan', meaning to seek or look for, and 'dog', which has uncertain origins but is believed to come from the Old English 'docga', referring to a powerful breed of dog. The phrase has evolved to specifically denote dogs trained to locate missing persons or objects.

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