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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The clip ended with Campbell in a squad car and his pink dirt bike on the back of a tow truck.
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Stephanie Murray, USA Today, 12 Dec. 2025
Two Chicago police officers were injured when a squad car was involved in a crash early Thursday morning on Lower Wacker Drive downtown.
—Adam Harrington, CBS News, 11 Dec. 2025
The clip ended with Campbell in a squad car and his pink dirt bike on the back of a tow truck.
—Stephanie Murray, AZCentral.com, 8 Dec. 2025
Just as in the first incident, the responding squad car’s emergency lights were activated while the officer responded to the scene.
—Bridget Fogarty, jsonline.com, 8 Dec. 2025
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Stephanie Murray, USA Today, 12 Dec. 2025
Two Chicago police officers were injured when a squad car was involved in a crash early Thursday morning on Lower Wacker Drive downtown.
—Adam Harrington, CBS News, 11 Dec. 2025
The clip ended with Campbell in a squad car and his pink dirt bike on the back of a tow truck.
—Stephanie Murray, AZCentral.com, 8 Dec. 2025
Just as in the first incident, the responding squad car’s emergency lights were activated while the officer responded to the scene.
—Bridget Fogarty, jsonline.com, 8 Dec. 2025
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 21 Dec. 2025.
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