getaway car

noun

: a car used by criminals to leave the scene of a crime
He drove the getaway car

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This also includes the newlyweds’ getaway car and parking expenses. Virginia Van Zanten, Vogue, 9 Jan. 2025 Good subsequently recruited his friend, Quincy Mendez, 17, who drove the getaway car used to go to and from the scene. Liam Quinn, People.com, 7 Dec. 2024 According to Surrey Police, the pair grabbed valuables before fleeing the scene in a white getaway car driven by a third accomplice. Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 29 Nov. 2024 But this break-in was a bust, cops said, saying the crew fled the scene in the getaway car. Nicholas Williams, New York Daily News, 12 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for getaway car 

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“Getaway car.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/getaway%20car. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.

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