patrol car
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of patrol car
First recorded in 1930–35
Example Sentences
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Former presidential candidate Enrique Marquez, one of the first to be released, was driven home in a patrol car.
From Barron's ● Jan. 14, 2026
Then Vescovi got off the phone and walked to his patrol car.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 21, 2025
After several failed attempts to deflate it, the officers finally managed to squash it into the back of a patrol car.
From Salon ● Oct. 12, 2025
A reporter at the scene observed a teenager getting into a police patrol car.
From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2025
He didn’t recall having it when he was riding in Officer Delinko’s patrol car, so it must have slipped from his belt while he was scuffling with the kid outside the trailer.
From "Hoot" by Carl Hiaasen
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