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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When the officer stopped his squad car nearby, Winch jumped on the windshield of the squad.
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Kristi Miller, Twin Cities, 29 Dec. 2025
The Elantra went on to hit three parked cars, while the squad car was pushed onto the parkway and sidewalk and hit a tree, police said.
—Kris Habermehl, CBS News, 29 Dec. 2025
Shayhorn then drove his squad car into the private parking lot where Jones was.
—Cathy Kozlowicz, jsonline.com, 29 Dec. 2025
The clip ended with Campbell in a squad car and his pink dirt bike on the back of a tow truck.
—Stephanie Murray, USA Today, 12 Dec. 2025
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Kristi Miller, Twin Cities, 29 Dec. 2025
The Elantra went on to hit three parked cars, while the squad car was pushed onto the parkway and sidewalk and hit a tree, police said.
—Kris Habermehl, CBS News, 29 Dec. 2025
Shayhorn then drove his squad car into the private parking lot where Jones was.
—Cathy Kozlowicz, jsonline.com, 29 Dec. 2025
The clip ended with Campbell in a squad car and his pink dirt bike on the back of a tow truck.
—Stephanie Murray, USA Today, 12 Dec. 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 12 Jan. 2026.
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