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 …—
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As Johnson began to exit his patrol car, Winters approached the officer.
—Kirsten Fiscus, Nashville Tennessean, 23 Dec. 2025
One officer found the man, identified as Michael Frank Breuer, 75, holding the firearm and took cover behind his patrol car, police said.
—Wren Smetana, AZCentral.com, 20 Dec. 2025
Near the scene, a Muskego police officer directing traffic from Quietwood Drive onto Woods Road kept ducking in and out of his patrol car to stay warm.
—Maia Pandey, jsonline.com, 12 Dec. 2025
In the video, one officer is shown driving a Santa Ana PD patrol car to within a few feet of the Casa Linda furniture store.
—Mona Darwish, Oc Register, 5 Dec. 2025
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Kirsten Fiscus, Nashville Tennessean, 23 Dec. 2025
One officer found the man, identified as Michael Frank Breuer, 75, holding the firearm and took cover behind his patrol car, police said.
—Wren Smetana, AZCentral.com, 20 Dec. 2025
Near the scene, a Muskego police officer directing traffic from Quietwood Drive onto Woods Road kept ducking in and out of his patrol car to stay warm.
—Maia Pandey, jsonline.com, 12 Dec. 2025
In the video, one officer is shown driving a Santa Ana PD patrol car to within a few feet of the Casa Linda furniture store.
—Mona Darwish, Oc Register, 5 Dec. 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 31 Dec. 2025.
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