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Black Maria
Black Ma·ri·a
/
məˈraɪ
ə
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uh
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rahy
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noun
patrol wagon
.
Origin:
1840–50,
Americanism
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Black Maria
(məˈraɪə)
—
n
a police van for transporting prisoners
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
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