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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The squad car transporting Rivera crashed and caught fire on the way to the hospital, and Rivera was put into a different police vehicle to finish the trip to the hospital, CPD Superintendent Larry Snelling previously said.
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Sam Charles, Chicago Tribune, 17 Apr. 2026
Officers turned on their squad car lights and sirens and tried to pull over the driver, police said.
—Adam Harrington, CBS News, 16 Apr. 2026
Behind the bar there's a squad car door hanging that's riddled with bullet holes.
—ABC News, 15 Apr. 2026
Behind the bar there’s a squad car door hanging that’s riddled with bullet holes.
—Steve Karnowski, Fortune, 15 Apr. 2026
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Sam Charles, Chicago Tribune, 17 Apr. 2026
Officers turned on their squad car lights and sirens and tried to pull over the driver, police said.
—Adam Harrington, CBS News, 16 Apr. 2026
Behind the bar there's a squad car door hanging that's riddled with bullet holes.
—ABC News, 15 Apr. 2026
Behind the bar there’s a squad car door hanging that’s riddled with bullet holes.
—Steve Karnowski, Fortune, 15 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 27 Apr. 2026.
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