Oxford Dictionary English search party noun noun BrE BrE//ˈsɜːtʃ pɑːti// ; NAmE NAmE//ˈsɜːrtʃ pɑːrti// [countable + singular or plural verb] Add to my wordlistjump to other resultsan organized group of people who are looking for a person or thing that is missing or lost to send out a search partySee search party in the Oxford Advanced American DictionaryCheck pronunciation: search party oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com