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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As a highway patrol officer hit the lights and sirens, and repeatedly said “Stop, Waymo,” over a speaker, the AV kept barreling forward toward the construction vehicles and workers, Slade said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026
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
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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