patrol wagon
noun
an enclosed truck or van used by the police to transport prisoners.
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patrocliny, patroclus, patrol, patrol car, patrol torpedo boat, patrol wagon, patrolman, patrologic, patrologist, patrology, patrolwoman
Also called police wagon.
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Examples from the Web for patrol wagon
The case had been reported by a policeman at Ninth and Locust Streets, who had called for a patrol-wagon.
Tales From Bohemia|Robert Neilson StephensFrom the distance came the sound of a siren, the clanging of a patrol-wagon bell.
The Black Star|Johnston McCulley
British Dictionary definitions for patrol wagon
patrol wagon
noun
US, Australian and NZ a police van for transporting prisonersAlso called: (Informal) paddy wagon, (US) police wagon
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