squad car

noun

: a police automobile connected with headquarters by a two-way radio

called also black-and-white, cruiser, prowl car

Examples of squad car in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Instead of a clean transfer, Hill’s character picks a fight with him and flicks him off, which ends up with Bernthal’s character in the back of the squad car. — Kalia Richardson, USA Today, 14 July 2026

Chicago Police Department squad cars, marked and unmarked, regularly pass through, too, but the Harrison (11th) District remains one of the city’s most violent — and the frequent 911 calls and other, more violent crimes take priority. — Sam Charles, Chicago Tribune, 13 July 2026

They were taken into custody after crashing into a police squad car. — Jeramie Bizzle, CBS News, 2 July 2026

Each tableau is also illustrated with generative AI, resulting in freakish scenes rife with garbled text and hallucinated details, like a diminutive squad car parked inside a police station filled with surveillance feeds. — Joe Wilkins, Futurism, 24 June 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1938, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for squad car

• adar
• afar
• ajar
• alar
• alvar
• bazaar
• bizarre
• boxcar
• boyar
• bulbar
• cachar
• cigar

Kids Definition

squad car

noun

: a police car connected by radio with headquarters