patrol wagon
Americannoun
noun
Example Sentences
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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
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Perez added: "I knew then that it wasn't a genuine patrol wagon."
From Time Magazine Archive
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"Call for a patrol wagon to drive up to your exalted home."
From The Gray Mask by Camp, Wadsworth
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