patrol car
noun
: a police automobile connected with headquarters by a two-way radio or computer : squad car
Placing an unarmed, compliant juvenile in the back of a patrol car transformed an investigatory stop into an arrest, the 9th Circuit held Aug. 24.—
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The officer, with his patrol car’s lights flashing, asked me to step away from the vehicle and wrote me a ticket for running a red light.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 27 Mar. 2025
The 43-year-old man behind the wheel of the Charger then bounced off the sweeper, lost control of his car and crashed into the cop, trapping him between the Charger and his own patrol car.
—Ellen Moynihan, New York Daily News, 14 Mar. 2025
Releasing Boss from the patrol car, Broyles and the dog pursued him on foot.
—Scott Huver, The Hollywood Reporter, 28 Feb. 2025
The patrol car, but not Batzorig, was struck by gunfire.
—Nate Gartrell, The Mercury News, 27 Feb. 2025
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Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 27 Mar. 2025
The 43-year-old man behind the wheel of the Charger then bounced off the sweeper, lost control of his car and crashed into the cop, trapping him between the Charger and his own patrol car.
—Ellen Moynihan, New York Daily News, 14 Mar. 2025
Releasing Boss from the patrol car, Broyles and the dog pursued him on foot.
—Scott Huver, The Hollywood Reporter, 28 Feb. 2025
The patrol car, but not Batzorig, was struck by gunfire.
—Nate Gartrell, The Mercury News, 27 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for patrol car
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“Patrol car.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/patrol%20car. Accessed 4 Apr. 2025.
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