patrol car
noun
: a police automobile connected with headquarters by a two-way radio or computer : squad car
Placing an unarmed, compliant juvenile in the back of a patrol car transformed an investigatory stop into an arrest, the 9th Circuit held Aug. 24.—
The National Law Journal
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Bodycam footage from the Ohio State Patrol shows a suspect attacking a trooper before stealing his patrol car and being shot dead by the Pennsylvania State Police minutes later.
—Peter D'abrosca, FOXNews.com, 18 Apr. 2025
Police shut down the highway with patrol cars and helicopters, and officers arrested Routh.
—Gordon G. Chang, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Apr. 2025
The officer put Moore in the backseat of his patrol car and the two discussed Moore's travel plans, prosecutors wrote.
—Krystal Nurse, USA Today, 5 Apr. 2025
In 1981, Barroso shot out the windshield of a Hialeah patrol car, which then crashed.
—Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 17 Mar. 2025
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Peter D'abrosca, FOXNews.com, 18 Apr. 2025
Police shut down the highway with patrol cars and helicopters, and officers arrested Routh.
—Gordon G. Chang, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Apr. 2025
The officer put Moore in the backseat of his patrol car and the two discussed Moore's travel plans, prosecutors wrote.
—Krystal Nurse, USA Today, 5 Apr. 2025
In 1981, Barroso shot out the windshield of a Hialeah patrol car, which then crashed.
—Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 17 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for patrol car
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“Patrol car.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/patrol%20car. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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