Definition of Patrol car

1. Noun. A car in which policemen cruise the streets; equipped with radiotelephonic communications to headquarters.

Exact synonyms: Cruiser, Police Car, Police Cruiser, Prowl Car, Squad Car
Generic synonyms: Auto, Automobile, Car, Machine, Motorcar
Specialized synonyms: Panda Car
Derivative terms: Cruise

Definition of Patrol car

1. Noun. A police car used in a police officer's everyday duties or to respond to emergencies. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Patrol Car

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Literary usage of Patrol car

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Living Age by Making of America Project, Eliakim Littell, Robert S. Littell (1844)
"We saw a patrol car coming down one of the long straight streets in the new town. ... The patrol car would go sky-high. Sometimes we'd be shaken by the ..."

2. Report of the Independent Commission on the Los Angeles Police Department edited by Warren Christopher (1998)
"King passed the patrol car and then slowed. The CHP unit left the freeway and immediately reentered to pace King's vehicle, which had resumed traveling at a ..."

3. Republic by Charles Edward Sheehan-miles (2007)
"Machen turned his back, shoved Whitt into the patrol car, and closed the door. ... He put the patrol car in gear and jerked forward too fast for such a ..."

4. Airport Revenue Diversion: Hearing Before the Committee on Commerce, Science edited by John McCain (1999)
"The police department charges instead consist of services beyond the basic patrol car level of service. RD at 9. The largest single element in the police ..."

5. Law Enforcement Officers Killed & Assaulted, 1992 (1993)
"Traveling only about 100 feet, he observed the male returning to the scene, so he backed up, placing his car parallel to the victim's patrol car. ..."

6. Honduras: The Facts Speak for Themselves : The Preliminary Report of the by Human Rights Watch/Americas, Center for Justice and International Law (1994)
"The patrol car, occupied by Second Sgt. Juan Bautista Aguilar and Cpl. Nicolas Aguilar Carrasco, caught up with the kidnappers. ..."

7. Trends and Issues, 1997: Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority by Roger Przybylski, Mark Myreny, Christine Martin, Jeff Travis (1997)
"Although voice radio communication from one patrol car to another has been available for many years, systems such as ALERTS (Area-Wide Law Enforcement Radio ..."

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