patrol wagon

noun

1. an enclosed truck or van used by the police to transport prisoners.

patrol wagon

noun

1. Also called: paddy wagon.  police wagon. a police van for transporting prisoners

Example Sentences

Customs and Border Protection in white pickups, patrol wagons and four-wheelers pass by every couple of minutes.

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When the patrol wagon arrived at Central Booking, officers found Ott sleeping and had difficulty waking him, police said.

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The department says an officer took the man, “who was handcuffed and laying on the floor,” into the rear of his patrol wagon while a state Department of Corrections agent followed them in his vehicle.

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The department says an officer took the man, “who was handcuffed and laying on the floor,” into the rear of his patrol wagon while a state Department of Corrections agent followed them in his vehicle.

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Both male officers, aged 46 and 27, from the patrol wagon and a 45-year-old female officer in the patrol car were taken to Presbyterian Hospital after complaining of pain.

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Related Words

• patrol car 
• squad car