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 Aug. 24.The National Law Journal

Examples of patrol car in a Sentence

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When a state trooper attempted to put him in the back of a patrol car, Stevenson wriggled free and escaped into the woods. David Matthews, New York Daily News, 5 May 2025 Nobody was in the patrol car at the time of the crash. Christine Pelisek, People.com, 22 Apr. 2025 Having a strong relationship with our residents acts as a force multiplier, extending the eyes and ears of the Police Department well beyond the patrol car. Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 16 Apr. 2025 Some Delray Beach officers can have take-home patrol cars. Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 26 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for patrol car

Word History

First Known Use

1926, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of patrol car was in 1926

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“Patrol car.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/patrol%20car. Accessed 25 May. 2025.

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