squad car
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of squad car
An Americanism dating back to 1930–35
Example Sentences
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The log went missing until last fall, when an officer in a deposition said it had been misplaced in the trunk of his squad car and he returned it.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 5, 2026
Then, I saw red and blue lights, and a squad car.
From Slate ● Oct. 27, 2025
I can get close to it but there is a squad car parked right by it.
From BBC ● Sep. 16, 2025
The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department is investigating how an assault rifle went missing from — and potentially fell out of — the trunk of a squad car in South L.A.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 13, 2025
There was a Rockport Police squad car a stone’s throw from the shark.
From "The Line Tender" by Kate Allen
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