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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Video taken by witnesses at the scene at 87th and South State Street, right off the Dan Ryan Expressway, shows a police squad car with major front-end damage and a black car that is flipped over onto its roof.
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Sara Tenenbaum, CBS News, 12 May 2026
An officer was injured when a squad car was rammed by a suspect who exchanged gunfire with police.
—John Aguilar, Denver Post, 4 May 2026
When asked why the department can’t lease squad cars or repurpose existing vehicles, an LAPD official admitted that those options hadn’t been explored — which drew an exasperated response from Councilmember Tim McOsker.
—Los Angeles Times, 1 May 2026
When these panic buttons are pressed, the police are notified immediately, and the nearest police squad car can go to the scene almost immediately.
—Julian Roberts-Grmela, New York Daily News, 27 Apr. 2026
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Sara Tenenbaum, CBS News, 12 May 2026
An officer was injured when a squad car was rammed by a suspect who exchanged gunfire with police.
—John Aguilar, Denver Post, 4 May 2026
When asked why the department can’t lease squad cars or repurpose existing vehicles, an LAPD official admitted that those options hadn’t been explored — which drew an exasperated response from Councilmember Tim McOsker.
—Los Angeles Times, 1 May 2026
When these panic buttons are pressed, the police are notified immediately, and the nearest police squad car can go to the scene almost immediately.
—Julian Roberts-Grmela, New York Daily News, 27 Apr. 2026
See All Example Sentences for squad car
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“Squad car.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/squad%20car. Accessed 17 May. 2026.
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