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
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When the highway patrol is making their patrol cars blend in, the Kansas City Police Department’s vehicles will soon stand out.
—Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 15 June 2025
Marked patrol cars are a familiar sight around the state.
—Evan Moore, Charlotte Observer, 5 June 2025
After the window of Pimentel’s patrol car was shot out, the source said, Riveros rushed toward the shooting scene to come to his colleague’s aid and was struck in the head by a bullet.
—Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 2 June 2025
Ramirez’s patrol car showed the suspects speed into a right-hand turn from Lundy Avenue and merge into oncoming traffic on westbound Berryessa Avenue.
—Rick Hurd, Mercury News, 23 June 2025
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Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 15 June 2025
Marked patrol cars are a familiar sight around the state.
—Evan Moore, Charlotte Observer, 5 June 2025
After the window of Pimentel’s patrol car was shot out, the source said, Riveros rushed toward the shooting scene to come to his colleague’s aid and was struck in the head by a bullet.
—Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 2 June 2025
Ramirez’s patrol car showed the suspects speed into a right-hand turn from Lundy Avenue and merge into oncoming traffic on westbound Berryessa Avenue.
—Rick Hurd, Mercury News, 23 June 2025
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 4 Jul. 2025.
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