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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

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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

After looking them over, police refused to let them enter their shining patrol wagon, carried them to jail in a garbage truck.

From Time Magazine Archive

In San Francisco, a streetcar crashed with complete abandon into a Navy shore patrol wagon, drew cheers from watching sailors.

From Time Magazine Archive

"The police just carted Bill Glutts off in a patrol wagon," announced Andy.

From The Rover Boys in the Land of Luck Stirring Adventures in the Oil Fields by Stratemeyer, Edward

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