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View synonyms for patrol car

patrol car

patrol car

noun

  1. a police car with a radio telephone used for patrolling streets and motorways See also panda car

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of patrol car1

First recorded in 1930–35
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After several failed attempts to deflate it, the officers finally managed to squash it into the back of a patrol car.

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A reporter at the scene observed a teenager getting into a police patrol car.

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In one of the incidents that she was reported missing, Alonso said, Celeste had been driven home in a police patrol car.

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Two police officers have been injured after their patrol car was rammed near Strabane.

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Several patrol cars remain in place monitoring the area.

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