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 …

—The National Law Journal

Examples of patrol car in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Murray is clear that Astro won't replace the department's patrol cars or drones, but will be one more tool for responding to certain situations. — New Atlas, 12 Nov. 2026

Once on the jail grounds, prosecutors claimed, Meiser hid the canisters in the trunk of a sheriff’s patrol car. — Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times, 6 Nov. 2026

That footage, along with video from inside his patrol car, was released Friday by the Sheriff’s Office while Lopes was placed on leave pending an investigation by the Florida Department of Law Enforcement. — Cristóbal Reyes, The Orlando Sentinel, 6 Nov. 2026

The records show that for nearly three years now, Florida’s highways have been racing with troopers’ black-and-tan patrol cars chasing drivers, even for non-violent offenses, leaving a trail of severe crashes, injuries and deaths. — Brittany Wallman, Miami Herald, 30 Oct. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1926, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for patrol car

• abattoir
• alcazar
• autocar
• avatar
• belshazzar
• caviar
• caviare
• cinnabar
• commissar
• condylar
• deodar
• handlebar