squad car

noun

: a police automobile connected with headquarters by a two-way radio

called also black-and-white, cruiser, prowl car

Examples of squad car in a Sentence

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Ingberg, 23, drove the sputtering car to Akeley, dropped it off at a mechanic and hopped in Hansen’s squad car for a ride back to his home in Wadena. Alex Haddon, Twin Cities, 13 Oct. 2025 Leigh listened to the arrest unfold from the back seat of a squad car parked outside the Chili’s off Sardis Road North, less than a mile away. Charlotte Observer, 2 Oct. 2025 In the years since the protests, Las Cañas had acquired a new police station, whose officers circulate frequently through the community in squad cars. Jon Lee Anderson, New Yorker, 29 Sep. 2025 To cut costs, the city could pay only for new police squad cars and non-vehicle fire equipment. Bridget Fogarty, jsonline.com, 17 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for squad car

Word History

First Known Use

1938, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of squad car was in 1938

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“Squad car.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/squad%20car. Accessed 21 Oct. 2025.

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squad car

noun
: a police car connected by radio with headquarters
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