getaway car

noun

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

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The getaway car drove at freeway speeds on city streets, at times without its headlights on and in opposing lanes. Summer Lin, Los Angeles Times, 28 Jan. 2026 Dropping more than a few, slipping and sliding their way out of the store into a getaway car. Adam Harrington, CBS News, 28 Jan. 2026 Authorities later searched his getaway car and found several types of narcotics, leading to drug charges. Devoun Cetoute, Miami Herald, 16 Jan. 2026 Which one of you is driving the getaway car? Kathleen Newman-Bremang, Refinery29, 12 Nov. 2025 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 4 Feb. 2026.

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