Definition of Black Maria

1. Noun. Van used by police to transport prisoners.

Exact synonyms: Paddy Wagon, Patrol Wagon, Police Van, Police Wagon, Wagon
Generic synonyms: Van

2. Noun. A form of whist in which players avoid winning tricks containing hearts or the queen of spades.
Exact synonyms: Hearts
Generic synonyms: Long Whist, Short Whist, Whist

Definition of Black Maria

1. Noun. (slang) A police van for transporting prisoners. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Black Maria

Black Forest
Black Forest gâteau
Black Forest gâteaus
Black Forest gâteaux
Black Friday
Black Fridays
Black Hand
Black Hawk
Black Hills
Black Hole of Calcutta
Black Isle
Black Jack Pershing
Black Law
Black Laws
Black Legend
Black Maria (current term)
Black Marias
Black Monk
Black Muslim
Black Muslims
Black Panther
Black Panthers
Black Plague
Black Prince
Black Russia
Black Russian
Black Russians
Black Sea
Black September
Black September Movement

Literary usage of Black Maria

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

1. Frank Forester's Horse and Horsemanship of the United States and British by Henry William Herbert (1871)
"Black Maria, by Eclipse, the subject of this memoir; sold at 12 yrs. old for |4000. 1827—Missed to Eclipse. 1828—Ch. f. Screamer, by Henry ; sold at 17 ..."

2. A Holiday in Gaol by Frederic Martyn (1911)
"CHAPTER IX Black Maria AGAIN ON the day when I was due to appear again at the police-court I was taken over to the reception ward just after the bell rang ..."

3. Lands of the Slave and the Free: Or, Cuba, the United States, and Canada by Henry Anthony Murray (1855)
"Black Maria' is a vessel so unique in every respect, that the most detailed description of her cannot but be most interesting to all yachting men ; and so ..."

4. The Seven Curses of London by James Greenwood (1869)
"A True Picture of the London Thief. — A Fancy Sketch of the " Under-Ground Cellar." — In Disguise at a Thieves' Raffle. — The Puzzle of "Black Maria. ..."

5. The American Thoroughbred by Charles E. Trevathan (1905)
"Rather than pay that, the Colonel started Brilliant and had the dissatisfaction of seeing him finish second to Black Maria in both heats. ..."

6. A Dictionary of Slang, Jargon & Cant: Embracing English, American, and Anglo by Albert Barrère, Charles Godfrey Leland (1889)
"When Lord Carrington and his attendant noblemen arrived in Melbourne on a visit lately, Black Maria, the prison van, was drawn up by the station, ..."

7. Frank Forester's Horse and Horsemanship of the United States and British by Henry William Herbert (1871)
"Black Maria, by Eclipse, the subject of this memoir; sold at 12 yrs. old for |4000. 1827—Missed to Eclipse. 1828—Ch. f. Screamer, by Henry ; sold at 17 ..."

8. A Holiday in Gaol by Frederic Martyn (1911)
"CHAPTER IX Black Maria AGAIN ON the day when I was due to appear again at the police-court I was taken over to the reception ward just after the bell rang ..."

9. Lands of the Slave and the Free: Or, Cuba, the United States, and Canada by Henry Anthony Murray (1855)
"Black Maria' is a vessel so unique in every respect, that the most detailed description of her cannot but be most interesting to all yachting men ; and so ..."

10. The Seven Curses of London by James Greenwood (1869)
"A True Picture of the London Thief. — A Fancy Sketch of the " Under-Ground Cellar." — In Disguise at a Thieves' Raffle. — The Puzzle of "Black Maria. ..."

11. The American Thoroughbred by Charles E. Trevathan (1905)
"Rather than pay that, the Colonel started Brilliant and had the dissatisfaction of seeing him finish second to Black Maria in both heats. ..."

12. A Dictionary of Slang, Jargon & Cant: Embracing English, American, and Anglo by Albert Barrère, Charles Godfrey Leland (1889)
"When Lord Carrington and his attendant noblemen arrived in Melbourne on a visit lately, Black Maria, the prison van, was drawn up by the station, ..."

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