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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One person was arrested after a pickup truck struck an Illinois State Police squad car in Chicago's Grand Crossing community early Monday.
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Adam Harrington, CBS News, 8 June 2026
Kante handcuffed Huffman and put him in the back of the squad car while the officers conducted the rest of the investigation.
—Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 June 2026
Memorial Day weekend ended the way too many Chicago weekends end now — with flashing squad car lights on the lakefront and a city struggling to explain itself.
—Desmon Yancy, Chicago Tribune, 2 June 2026
Officers can tell if the payment was made by calling a dispatcher to check or running the vehicle on the squad car’s computer.
—Jim Radcliffe, Oc Register, 15 May 2026
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Adam Harrington, CBS News, 8 June 2026
Kante handcuffed Huffman and put him in the back of the squad car while the officers conducted the rest of the investigation.
—Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 June 2026
Memorial Day weekend ended the way too many Chicago weekends end now — with flashing squad car lights on the lakefront and a city struggling to explain itself.
—Desmon Yancy, Chicago Tribune, 2 June 2026
Officers can tell if the payment was made by calling a dispatcher to check or running the vehicle on the squad car’s computer.
—Jim Radcliffe, Oc Register, 15 May 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 14 Jun. 2026.
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