command car


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

Origin of command car

1
An Americanism dating back to 1955–60

Words Nearby command car

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How to use command car in a sentence

  • Together, they struggled back to the command-car, von Schlichten covering the retreat with his pistol.

    Uller Uprising | Henry Beam Piper, John D. Clark and John F. Carr
  • Von Schlichten had the radio-phone and was calling the command car at the scene of the riot.

    Uller Uprising | Henry Beam Piper, John D. Clark and John F. Carr
  • Suppose we leave here in my command-car, go to Kankad's Town, and wait there till the Aldebaran gets in.

    Uller Uprising | Henry Beam Piper, John D. Clark and John F. Carr
  • They piled into Lacson's command car and headed for the university.

    The Pirates of Shan | Harold Leland Goodwin
  • The command car bucked over hummocks of cogon grass while the boys held on to keep from being tossed out.

    The Pirates of Shan | Harold Leland Goodwin