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patrol wagon

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noun

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

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RELATED WORDS

wagon, cruiser

Nearby words

patrocliny, patroclus, patrol, patrol car, patrol torpedo boat, patrol wagon, patrolman, patrologist, patrology, patrolwoman, patron
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 Stephens

  • From 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
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