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police car

noun

: a car used by police officers

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One person was hospitalized following a two-car crash involving a police car in Glendale early Sunday. Dean Fioresi, CBS News, 30 Nov. 2025 The only police car in Ittoqqortoormiit tested the ice, and fell through. Ben Taub, New Yorker, 24 Nov. 2025 On Tuesday afternoon, a suicide bomber self-detonated next to a police car outside a court building in Islamabad, killing at least 12 others and wounding at least 27. Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 12 Nov. 2025 While the vehicle was inside the store, police say the driver tried again to escape, backing up and ramming a police car. Detroit Free Press, Freep.com, 11 Nov. 2025 See All Example Sentences for police car

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“Police car.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/police%20car. Accessed 3 Dec. 2025.

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