patrol wagon
an enclosed truck or van used by the police to transport prisoners.
- Also called police wagon.
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How to use patrol wagon in a sentence
He began to waver in his resolution, when a patrol wagon rolled up and more officers dismounted.
Sister Carrie | Theodore DreiserGet a policeman and have him ride it away for us in the patrol wagon?
The Winning Touchdown | Lester Chadwick"Dey fetched me here in de patrol-wagon," he said evasively.
John Marvel, Assistant | Thomas Nelson PageA patrol wagon rattled in the street with a great clang of its gong.
The Main Chance | Meredith NicholsonIt was the police patrol wagon, and in it were the captain of the precinct and a half dozen policemen and detectives.
The Third Degree | Charles Klein and Arthur Hornblow
British Dictionary definitions for patrol wagon
US, Australian and NZ a police van for transporting prisoners: Also called: (Informal) paddy wagon, (US) police wagon
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