radio car

American  

noun

1. an automobile, especially a police car or taxi, equipped with a two-way radio for communication.

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Etymology

Origin of radio car

First recorded in 1920–25

Example Sentences

“Just wanted the radio car brought around if you were coming because I’m lazy. Lol,” he wrote in a text message cited in the report.

From Los Angeles Times

“The overwhelming majority will never see the inside of a jail or a radio car or have anything to do with the criminal justice system, unless they’re victims,” Villanueva said.

From Los Angeles Times

Mr. Adams began as a transit police officer, patrolling the subway or in a radio car, later using his associate degree in data processing to work on the department’s computer programs that tracked crime.

From New York Times

“I always park exactly where I parked the radio car that night,” he said.

From Washington Post

As soon as Mugabe’s resignation was announced on the radio, car horns started blaring and drivers pumped their fists in the air.

From Washington Post