getaway car

noun

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

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Why is Owen totally cool with Amelia hopping in a getaway car for a hot second before walking down the aisle? Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 9 May 2025 The wing, the first stage of a $10 million enhancement project, features McVeigh’s getaway car and an overlook of the memorial. Todd Pendleton, USA Today, 19 Apr. 2025 The couple left their nuptials in a getaway car from Hot Rayz Limousines. Ashlyn Robinette, People.com, 8 Apr. 2025 One of the assailants then ran to the BMW and forced a passenger out at gunpoint while the other got into a getaway car. Jason Green, Mercury News, 28 Mar. 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 23 May. 2025.

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