plural APBs
US
: all points bulletin
She called local police … and asked them to arrest Simon and enforce the court order. Yet the police did not put out an APB for Simon's truck.Pam Lambert

Word History

First Known Use

1953, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of APB was in 1953

Dictionary Entries Near APB

Cite this Entry

“APB.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/APB. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.

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