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 technology, called StarChase, is mounted to a squad car and allows officers to fire GPS units onto fleeing vehicles.
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Francesca Pica, jsonline.com, 26 Jan. 2026
Majoch also hopes Conroy’s squad car will remind to drivers to slow down and look for pedestrians while in the school zone.
—Olivia Stevens, Chicago Tribune, 23 Jan. 2026
The officer who had been driving the squad car suffered pain in his wrist and knees and was taken to an area hospital in good condition.
—Adam Harrington, CBS News, 18 Jan. 2026
The Times reviewed a video filmed by a neighbor that showed LAPD units responding to the scene after Porter had been shot, lights flashing on their squad cars.
—Christopher Buchanan, Los Angeles Times, 8 Jan. 2026
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Francesca Pica, jsonline.com, 26 Jan. 2026
Majoch also hopes Conroy’s squad car will remind to drivers to slow down and look for pedestrians while in the school zone.
—Olivia Stevens, Chicago Tribune, 23 Jan. 2026
The officer who had been driving the squad car suffered pain in his wrist and knees and was taken to an area hospital in good condition.
—Adam Harrington, CBS News, 18 Jan. 2026
The Times reviewed a video filmed by a neighbor that showed LAPD units responding to the scene after Porter had been shot, lights flashing on their squad cars.
—Christopher Buchanan, Los Angeles Times, 8 Jan. 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 29 Jan. 2026.
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