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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Two other squad cars arrived at the scene, bringing the total number of officers on the scene to six.
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Julie K. Brown, Miami Herald, 23 Jan. 2025
Suddenly a carabinieri squad car arrived, pulling right in—through that same cursed gate.
—Hazlitt, 26 Nov. 2024
District tactical officers guarding the store’s doorway sprinted into a nearby squad car.
—Caroline Kubzansky, Chicago Tribune, 15 Mar. 2025
He was allegedly handcuffed, in the back of an Oakland Police Department squad car, when the animals sprung loose from restraints and attacked police.
—Jakob Rodgers, The Mercury News, 31 Jan. 2025
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Julie K. Brown, Miami Herald, 23 Jan. 2025
Suddenly a carabinieri squad car arrived, pulling right in—through that same cursed gate.
—Hazlitt, 26 Nov. 2024
District tactical officers guarding the store’s doorway sprinted into a nearby squad car.
—Caroline Kubzansky, Chicago Tribune, 15 Mar. 2025
He was allegedly handcuffed, in the back of an Oakland Police Department squad car, when the animals sprung loose from restraints and attacked police.
—Jakob Rodgers, The Mercury News, 31 Jan. 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 4 Apr. 2025.
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