squad car
noun
: a police automobile connected with headquarters by a two-way radio
called also black-and-white, cruiser, prowl car
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With no time to wait for an ambulance, other officers placed Rivera in a squad car to take her to University of Chicago Medical Center.
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Caroline Kubzansky, Chicago Tribune, 25 June 2025
The officer arrived to find what appeared to be another officer's squad car, later identified as Boelter's vehicle, parked outside the home.
—Nick Lentz, CBS News, 16 June 2025
City police responded as well with numerous squad cars; a helicopter circled overhead for nearly an hour after the game, instructing fans to leave the parking lots promptly.
—Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 May 2025
Two bullet fragments were recovered from the front floor of the deputy’s squad car.
—Kathryn Kovalenko, Twin Cities, 18 June 2025
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Caroline Kubzansky, Chicago Tribune, 25 June 2025
The officer arrived to find what appeared to be another officer's squad car, later identified as Boelter's vehicle, parked outside the home.
—Nick Lentz, CBS News, 16 June 2025
City police responded as well with numerous squad cars; a helicopter circled overhead for nearly an hour after the game, instructing fans to leave the parking lots promptly.
—Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 May 2025
Two bullet fragments were recovered from the front floor of the deputy’s squad car.
—Kathryn Kovalenko, Twin Cities, 18 June 2025
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“Squad car.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/squad%20car. Accessed 8 Jul. 2025.
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