patrol car
noun
: a police automobile connected with headquarters by a two-way radio or computer : squad car
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The driver allegedly sped away and crashed into an uninvolved OPD patrol car that was traveling northbound on 29th Avenue, near East 12th Street.
—Jose Fabian, CBS News, 9 June 2026
Why don’t security personnel patrol cars in pairs to address bad behavior?
—Chicago Tribune, 8 June 2026
Uribe used his patrol car to knock Childers and his motorcycle to the ground, prosecutors said.
—Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 6 June 2026
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
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Jose Fabian, CBS News, 9 June 2026
Why don’t security personnel patrol cars in pairs to address bad behavior?
—Chicago Tribune, 8 June 2026
Uribe used his patrol car to knock Childers and his motorcycle to the ground, prosecutors said.
—Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 6 June 2026
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
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 10 Jun. 2026.
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