patrol car

noun

1. squad car.

patrol car

noun

1. See panda car
   a police car with a radio telephone used for patrolling streets and motorways See also panda car

Word History and Origins

Origin of patrol car¹

First recorded in 1930–35

Example Sentences

Cops on four-wheelers speed across a beach, a camera overhead focuses on a passing crowd and police sirens blare as a patrol car races by.

From Voice of San Diego

He was put in the back of a patrol car for about 20 minutes while officers with flashlights inspected his car and seized nearly 80 grams of marijuana stored in plastic bags and a Mason jar.

From Washington Post

The driver then hit three vehicles and a trooper’s patrol car as he was being pursued by law enforcement.

From Washington Post

So he instituted a rule that officers had to stand outside their patrol cars.

From ProPublica

Officers handcuffed her and attempted to take her to a hospital in the patrol car.

From Essence.com

Brinsley stepped up to the passenger side of the patrol car, raised a silver Taurus semi-automatic pistol and began firing.

From The Daily Beast

In the back of their patrol car, with her hands cuffed behind her, she mocks their cowardice.

From The Daily Beast

At high noon, a patrol car pulls up and the officer at the wheel tells them to get on the sidewalk.

From The Daily Beast

A patrol car took the bleeding Davis to a nearby emergency room.

From The Daily Beast

Four SUVs blocked the entrance to the lot, and a patrol car started diverting traffic.

From The Daily Beast

Before Penny could ask another question, a police patrol car screeched to a standstill just outside the restaurant.

From Project Gutenberg

He heard a tiny patrol car turn the corner and ducked back into another alley to wait for it to go by.

From Project Gutenberg

A patrol car caught up with him on Grand Central Parkway and forced him off the road.

From Project Gutenberg

Then, under the escort of four policemen and the assistant hotel detective, they rode downstairs to the waiting patrol car.

From Project Gutenberg

The patrol car slid into the narrower tunnel, glided along for another mile and then turned its bow upwards.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• squad car