trap car

American  

noun

1. a railroad car used at a terminal for collecting and distributing freight.

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Example Sentences

Mr. Askale's face was turned bright green by a dye spray that can be seen under ultraviolet lights after he broke into a police 'trap car' in London.

From The Wall Street Journal

Mr. Askale's face was turned bright green by a dye spray that can be seen under ultraviolet lights after he broke into a police 'trap car' in London.

From The Wall Street Journal

Yafet Askale, 28, was sprayed with an "invisible" dye which can only be seen under ultra-violet light when he broke into a police "trap car" in Harlesden, north-west London.

From BBC

Mr Kenny and Mr Cameron will also discuss the murder of Constable Ronan Kerr in Northern Ireland, who was killed by a booby trap car bomb attack outside his home in Omagh, County Tyrone, two weeks ago.

From BBC