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patrol car

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squad car

–noun
an automobile used by police officers, equipped with a radiotelephone for communicating with police headquarters.


Origin:
1930–35, Americanism
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patrol car  
n.  See squad car.
squad car  
n.  A police automobile connected by radio with headquarters. Also called cruiser, patrol car, prowl car.
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