command car
Americannoun
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
When the men in Gela saw him, he was in an armored command car, flying his three-starred flag, beautiful and battle-fevered in boots and whipcords.
From Time Magazine Archive
They nestled in the command car of Field Marshal Erwin Rommel as he sped away from his Normandy headquarters on the morning of June 4, 1944, D-minus-two.
From Time Magazine Archive
The jeep, a stubby, bouncy crossbreed between the half-ton command car and the motor tricycle, is as ugly as a bull pup.
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
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