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command car

American  

noun

Military.
  1. a vehicle for use by a commander and staff.


Etymology

Origin of command car

An Americanism dating back to 1955–60

Example Sentences

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The chief returns to his command car, gets on the radio and gives the all clear.

From Salon • Nov. 17, 2022

Monty himself at times delivered bundles of the News in his command car.

From Time Magazine Archive

When he drives around in his brown and white Ford command car, Denard is hailed by cheering crowds as "No. 1 President."

From Time Magazine Archive

In the afternoon, preceded by a sirening jeep, he rode to the reviewing stand in a Lend-Lease command car bedecked with the colors of American nations.

From Time Magazine Archive

All he had to do was drive some cowboy general around all day in a command car.

From "The Catcher in the Rye" by J. D. Salinger