highway patrol
Americannoun
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a state law-enforcement organization whose officers safeguard the highways.
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a law-enforcement officer or group of officers assigned to patrol a highway.
Example Sentences
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California highway patrol is getting wise to jackets and mannequins by carpool lane cheaters.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 19, 2026
But much of it stripped powers from the state’s governor, taking away authority over everything from the highway patrol to the utilities commission.
From Salon • Dec. 24, 2025
The fourth death took place in North Carolina, where the state's highway patrol said a 70-year-old man identified as Matthew Ronald Teeple was killed after being struck by a falling tree while driving.
From BBC • Dec. 30, 2024
In a statement, CHP public information officer Alec Pereyda said that the highway patrol works with “allied agencies” on “a variety of things.”
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 11, 2024
Beside him was Rindlisbacher in a heavy, brown highway patrol jacket.
From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel
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