Snowdrops

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Snowdrops is an informal nickname for members of the Royal Air Force Police in the United Kingdom.


Statements (25)

Predicate Object
instanceOf informal nickname
appliesTo RAF Police
surface form: "Royal Air Force Police"
appliesToBranch Royal Air Force
associatedWith Royal Air Force
country United Kingdom
denotes RAF Police personnel on duty
etymologyRelatedTo white-topped caps of RAF Police uniforms
fieldOfUse military policing
hasConnotation colloquial
hasContext British armed forces
military slang
hasPluralForm Snowdrops
hasUserGroup British military community
RAF personnel
isNicknameFor RAF Police
isPartOf RAF slang
language English
refersTo members of the Royal Air Force Police
refersToFunction law enforcement within Royal Air Force
refersToRole military police
register informal
relatedTerm RAF Police
Service police
usedBy Royal Air Force personnel
usedSince 20th century

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RAF Police nickname Snowdrops