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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By the time the officer returned to his squad car, the truck was no longer in sight, so the officer did not pursue.
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Forum News Service, Twin Cities, 4 July 2025
As the family walked away, Indianapolis Metropolitan Police began to pack up their K-9 units and squad cars left the complex for the next call.
—Jade Jackson, IndyStar, 3 July 2025
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.
—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
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Forum News Service, Twin Cities, 4 July 2025
As the family walked away, Indianapolis Metropolitan Police began to pack up their K-9 units and squad cars left the complex for the next call.
—Jade Jackson, IndyStar, 3 July 2025
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.
—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
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 19 Jul. 2025.
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