: an enclosed motortruck used by police to carry prisoners
called also Black Maria, patrol wagon
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Last seen in the back of a paddy wagon driven by arms buyers who were not best pleased with him, Hugh Laurie’s status in the new season of the John le Carré adaptation remains unknown.
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Max Goldbart, Deadline, 29 Dec. 2024
Trash-can fires burned as police loaded people into paddy wagons.
—Olivia B. Waxman, TIME, 6 June 2024
They were called out of the ranks, handcuffed, and thrown into a paddy wagon in front of their unit, all shown on a video posted on the Telegram messaging app.
—Neil MacFarquhar, BostonGlobe.com, 1 May 2023
They were called out of the ranks, handcuffed and thrown into a paddy wagon in front of their unit, all shown on a video posted on the Telegram messaging app.
—Neil MacFarquhar, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2023
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Max Goldbart, Deadline, 29 Dec. 2024
Trash-can fires burned as police loaded people into paddy wagons.
—Olivia B. Waxman, TIME, 6 June 2024
They were called out of the ranks, handcuffed, and thrown into a paddy wagon in front of their unit, all shown on a video posted on the Telegram messaging app.
—Neil MacFarquhar, BostonGlobe.com, 1 May 2023
They were called out of the ranks, handcuffed and thrown into a paddy wagon in front of their unit, all shown on a video posted on the Telegram messaging app.
—Neil MacFarquhar, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2023
See All Example Sentences for paddy wagon
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“Paddy wagon.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/paddy%20wagon. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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