Black Maria
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How to use Black Maria in a sentence
To Lee it felt uncanny to sit trapped and blindfolded in this "Black Maria" of a car while unseen rays and cameras went over him.
The Brain | Alexander BladeHe accordingly went up to the driver of the Black Maria, who, cap in hand, was wiping his perspiring forehead.
His Lordship's Leopard | David Dwight WellsEd took the Black Maria to the house, and we took the street cars for it to the end of the line, and then walked.
Stories of the Railroad | John A. HillMiles had been making time with the Black Maria for about a week, when the big accident happened in our town.
Stories of the Railroad | John A. HillAt the prison the scene is repeated in reverse, and the Black Maria presently rumbles away empty.
Dr. Sevier | George W. Cable
British Dictionary definitions for Black Maria
/ (məˈraɪə) /
a police van for transporting prisoners
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