panda car

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nounBritish.
  1. a small patrol car used by the police.

Origin of panda car

1
First recorded in 1965–70; from its panda-like coloration

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British Dictionary definitions for panda car

panda car

noun
  1. British a police patrol car, esp a blue and white one

Origin of panda car

1
C20: so called because it was originally white with black or blue markings, supposedly resembling the markings of the giant panda

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