squad car
noun
: a police automobile connected with headquarters by a two-way radio
called also black-and-white, cruiser, prowl car
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Behind the bar there's a squad car door hanging that's riddled with bullet holes.
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ABC News, 15 Apr. 2026
Behind the bar there’s a squad car door hanging that’s riddled with bullet holes.
—Steve Karnowski, Fortune, 15 Apr. 2026
The two officers in the squad car were taken to an area hospital.
—Darius Johnson, CBS News, 14 Apr. 2026
Video uploaded to social media shows Peralta speeding through the neighborhood with an NYPD squad car in pursuit.
—Colin Mixson, New York Daily News, 10 Apr. 2026
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ABC News, 15 Apr. 2026
Behind the bar there’s a squad car door hanging that’s riddled with bullet holes.
—Steve Karnowski, Fortune, 15 Apr. 2026
The two officers in the squad car were taken to an area hospital.
—Darius Johnson, CBS News, 14 Apr. 2026
Video uploaded to social media shows Peralta speeding through the neighborhood with an NYPD squad car in pursuit.
—Colin Mixson, New York Daily News, 10 Apr. 2026
See All Example Sentences for squad car
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“Squad car.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/squad%20car. Accessed 17 Apr. 2026.
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