police car
Americannoun
-
police cars
plural
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of police car
First recorded in 1920–25
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
Elsewhere, motorsports manager Chris Floren of Torrance is getting props for the surprising prowess of his sleeper “Viccup” — a Ford Crown Victoria police car with a ’60s-era pickup body draped over it.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2026
Hours later, a third police car finally managed to get her out.
From BBC ● Aug. 8, 2026
The undertakers were "shaken" and flagged down a passing police car, the court was told.
From BBC ● Jul. 27, 2026
She and her husband, Karim, followed in a police car.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 20, 2026
The police car is already halfway down the road, moving slowly as if the driver is looking for the right house, checking the numbers on the gates as they pass.
From "Code Name Kingfisher" by Liz Kessler
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
