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
When the manoeuvre failed, the highway patrol stopped their pursuit and the driver continued speeding on, police said.
From BBC • Nov. 8, 2025
California has more than 220,000 full-time state employees and about 60% work in positions, as janitors and highway patrol officers for example, that already require them to report in-person daily.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 3, 2025
He was supposed to help pursue cases for the highway patrol that were taking a lot of time, that the individual troopers didn’t have resources to pursue.
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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