police car
Americannoun
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Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of police car
First recorded in 1920–25
Example Sentences
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Pike was driving an unmarked Avon and Somerset Police car during a pursuit when the vehicle he was chasing collided with Johnson's car in Newfoundland Circus.
From BBC • Jan. 21, 2026
The Fairfax officer pulled out to follow Ghaisar’s Jeep, but the Park Police car soon passed the Fairfax officer and pulled alongside Ghaisar on the parkway.
From Washington Post • Jan. 24, 2018
Police car laptops will display maps showing locations where crime is likely to occur, based on data-crunching algorithms developed by scientists at Carnegie Mellon University here.
From Science Magazine • Sep. 28, 2016
Two days later, Mr. Sweat was walking on a rural road just a mile and a half from the Canadian border when a sergeant in a State Police car approached him.
From New York Times • Sep. 17, 2016
Police car doors slammed shut, and the cruisers drove away, their sirens on.
From "The Contender" by Robert Lipsyte
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