getaway car

noun

: a car used by criminals to leave the scene of a crime
He drove the getaway car

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How a Waymo robotaxi became the getaway car The suspect allegedly used the autonomous vehicle the same way someone might use a regular ride-hail car. Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 17 June 2026 Police say Hinojosa and two others were able to get into the business and saw through the back of an ATM, but police tracked down their getaway car because some of the cash contained a secret GPS device. Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 16 June 2026 Fortunately for those legislators, the justices were waiting to drive the getaway car. Adam Serwer, The Atlantic, 5 June 2026 The mandatory investigation followed the officers' firing at the getaway car. Joan Murray, CBS News, 14 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for getaway car

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“Getaway car.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/getaway%20car. Accessed 28 Jun. 2026.

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