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
I saw a Nassau County Police Department squad car and talked to the officer inside.
From Slate ● Dec. 29, 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
The cop spun around, yelled out “Hey!” and sprinted around his squad car.
From "We Were Here" by Matt De La Peña
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