highway patrol

noun

1. a state law-enforcement organization whose officers safeguard the highways.
2. a law-enforcement officer or group of officers assigned to patrol a highway.

Example Sentences

Hundreds of cops saluting as the bodies were rolled out with a full escort by highway patrol.

From The Daily Beast

Guard soldiers in Ferguson will work “under the overall command of the Missouri State Highway Patrol.”

From The Daily Beast

They decided to run all investigation over to the Mississippi Highway Patrol and get the whole damn thing out of the county.

From The Daily Beast

Clark was a big, easygoing fellow, a plodder, a fifteen-year man with the highway patrol.

From The Daily Beast

Inside the precinct of the Highway Patrol, officers asked each other what Woods had to hide.

From The Daily Beast

He was sitting quietly on the edge of the rear seat when the Nevada Highway Patrol cars drove up next to them.

From Project Gutenberg

I'm going to do a couple of highway patrol cars and Doc Adams'.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• force
• police
• security force