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

After that, camera footage from inside the patrol car shows Kosowski struggling to bring his hands from behind his back, underneath his feet and up to his face. — Natasha Holt, FOXNews.com, 20 Sep. 2026

Two people were hospitalized after a crash involving a Los Angeles Police Department patrol car in the Exposition Park area on Saturday afternoon. — Dean Fioresi, CBS News, 19 Sep. 2026

Protesters threw rocks at officers and stomped on patrol cars. — Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 17 Sep. 2026

His own patrol car spins around 180 degrees, coming to rest facing oncoming traffic. — Brittany Wallman, Miami Herald, 11 Sep. 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