patrol car
noun
: a police automobile connected with headquarters by a two-way radio or computer : squad car
Placing an unarmed, compliant juvenile in the back of a patrol car transformed an investigatory stop into an arrest, the 9th Circuit held …—
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The animals in Laurie’s house, hearing the patrol cars and the helicopters before the humans can, alert them that there is something wrong.
—Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 1 June 2026
His body was found inside the unlocked SUV three days later when Wenrick told the fleet maintenance crew to take the patrol cars to be washed.
—Los Angeles Times, 1 June 2026
Heitzman, already in a patrol car, was four blocks away from the Freeport Street address.
—Noah Daly
updated June 1, Idaho Statesman, 1 June 2026
Five years later, another officer shot and killed a man from 17 feet away less than five seconds after exiting his patrol car.
—Jeff McDonald, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 May 2026
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Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 1 June 2026
His body was found inside the unlocked SUV three days later when Wenrick told the fleet maintenance crew to take the patrol cars to be washed.
—Los Angeles Times, 1 June 2026
Heitzman, already in a patrol car, was four blocks away from the Freeport Street address.
—Noah Daly
updated June 1, Idaho Statesman, 1 June 2026
Five years later, another officer shot and killed a man from 17 feet away less than five seconds after exiting his patrol car.
—Jeff McDonald, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for patrol car
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“Patrol car.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/patrol%20car. Accessed 5 Jun. 2026.
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