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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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 The deputies were at the scene of a major accident on eastbound Interstate 20 and Cockrell Hill Road in a marked squad car with emergency lights on, officials said. — Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 Jan. 2025 They were woken up out of their sleep by a loudspeaker on a police squad car, calling on people to evacuate. — Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 14 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for squad car

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First Known Use

1938, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of squad car was in 1938

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squad car

noun
: a police car connected by radio with headquarters
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