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.The National Law Journal

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After checking with the Alaska Raptor Center, first responders put the eagle in a patrol car to get it out of the cold, according to the post. Sara Schilling, Sacramento Bee, 13 Jan. 2025 When officers exited their patrol car, the driver of the vehicle fled the scene striking a patrol vehicle and an officer, who was transported to an area hospital with leg pain. Todd Karpovich, Baltimore Sun, 10 Jan. 2025 Video obtained by Fox 11 shows the suspect’s vehicle pushing a patrol car into the intersection of Lambert and Oak Cliff Place. Sydney Barragan, Orange County Register, 29 Nov. 2024 James Burke, a Warren, Mich., police officer, was charged with manslaughter after his patrol car crashed into another vehicle in September, killing two men while injuring another officer and Burke. Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 26 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for patrol car 

Word History

First Known Use

1926, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of patrol car was in 1926

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“Patrol car.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/patrol%20car. Accessed 19 Jan. 2025.

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