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 president of the Everson Borough council is now facing multiple charges after allegedly zip-tying an Apple AirTag to the assistant police chief's squad car.
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Patrick Damp, CBS News, 18 Feb. 2026
The capture was announced by Indiana State Police just minutes after dozens of squad cars lined the street outside Eskenazi Hospital in Indianapolis, waiting for the body of one of the officers to be carried to the coroner's office.
—Ryan Murphy, IndyStar, 15 Feb. 2026
Near North 116th Street, police in other squad cars surrounded and contained Dixon.
—Bridget Fogarty, jsonline.com, 9 Feb. 2026
Instead of waiting for a squad car to arrive, officers will now be able to dispatch a drone to scope out the scene, hovering over citizens in need like a high-tech vulture.
—Joe Wilkins, Futurism, 4 Feb. 2026
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Patrick Damp, CBS News, 18 Feb. 2026
The capture was announced by Indiana State Police just minutes after dozens of squad cars lined the street outside Eskenazi Hospital in Indianapolis, waiting for the body of one of the officers to be carried to the coroner's office.
—Ryan Murphy, IndyStar, 15 Feb. 2026
Near North 116th Street, police in other squad cars surrounded and contained Dixon.
—Bridget Fogarty, jsonline.com, 9 Feb. 2026
Instead of waiting for a squad car to arrive, officers will now be able to dispatch a drone to scope out the scene, hovering over citizens in need like a high-tech vulture.
—Joe Wilkins, Futurism, 4 Feb. 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 23 Feb. 2026.
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