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radio car

American  

noun

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


Etymology

Origin of radio car

First recorded in 1920–25

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“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 Mar. 24, 2022

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

From Washington Post Jan. 11, 2018

And he shifted priorities from summons quotas and radio car patrols to shoe-leather crime prevention and enforcement.

From New York Times Aug. 17, 2016

So I ran towards the radio car with water filling my wellington boots.

From BBC Mar. 28, 2014

Sergeant Alvin AronofF and Patrolman Louis Angelos happened to be cruising by in their radio car when they heard shots.

From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey

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