squad car

squad car

noun
an automobile used by police officers, equipped with a radiotelephone for communicating with police headquarters.
Also called cruise car, patrol car, police car.


Origin:
1930–35, Americanism
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Squad car is always a great word to know.
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a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc.
a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes.
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squad car

noun
a car in which policemen cruise the streets; equipped with radiotelephonic communications to headquarters [syn: cruiser
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