police car
Americannoun
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police cars
plural
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of police car
First recorded in 1920–25
Example Sentences
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The court heard that as the police officers tended to the taxi driver, a motorist who had been driving behind the police car when they were both overtaken by the BMW arrived on the scene.
From BBC ● Aug. 19, 2026
Elsewhere, motorsports manager Chris Floren of Torrance is getting props for the surprising prowess of his sleeper “Viccup” — a Ford Crown Victoria police car with a ’60s-era pickup body draped over it.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2026
Then the black Mercedes CLC collided with a marked police car, injuring Turnbull, and the driver was arrested initially on suspicion of causing serious injury by dangerous driving.
From BBC ● Jun. 11, 2026
She and her husband, Karim, followed in a police car.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 20, 2026
I don’t relent until a police car pulls up, until I see red and blue lights flashing against the wall.
From "Warcross" by Marie Lu
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