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 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
Monty himself at times delivered bundles of the News in his command car.
From Time Magazine Archive
Seated in a British command car, he slapped his leather-bound swagger stick into the palm of his hand and invited a correspondent to return to the action with him.
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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