police car

noun

: a car used by police officers

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The viral post-arrest photo of former Prince Andrew in the back of a British police car was temporarily hung in the Louvre over the weekend by a group of activists. Greta Cross, USA Today, 23 Feb. 2026 An off-duty Gary police officer and his family were injured when a police car collided with a semi-trailer truck on Thursday in northwest Indiana. Todd Feurer, CBS News, 21 Feb. 2026 In 2012, Kyles traveled with Jackson to Arkansas for a march after a 21-year-old man, Chavis Carter, was fatally shot in the head while handcuffed in the back of a police car. Jack Armstrong, Memphis Commercial Appeal, 17 Feb. 2026 The road leading to a site where clandestine graves were discovered was blocked by a police car. Aarón Ibarra, Los Angeles Times, 16 Feb. 2026 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 28 Feb. 2026.

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