patrol car
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of patrol car
First recorded in 1930–35
Example Sentences
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According to state news agency TASS, the targeted patrol car was heavily damaged but did not catch fire.
From Barron's • Feb. 23, 2026
Higgs’s dashcam showed a few drops of rain hitting the windshield of his patrol car about an hour after police arrived.
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
Yes, and why hadn't they sent a patrol car to pick me up?
From "Invisible Man" by Ralph Ellison
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