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patrol wagon

American  

noun

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


patrol wagon British  

noun

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

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

From Washington Post Nov. 14, 2018

He was handcuffed in the patrol wagon to a lesbian and he got her a lawyer – he wouldn’t let her pay for the lawyer.

From The Guardian Sep. 25, 2015

All night long, more & more strikers, picked up in their homes and on the streets, were loaded into the patrol wagon and taken to jail.

From Time Magazine Archive

Perez added: "I knew then that it wasn't a genuine patrol wagon."

From Time Magazine Archive

"Call for a patrol wagon to drive up to your exalted home."

From The Gray Mask by Camp, Wadsworth

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