police cruiser

noun

: a car used by police officers

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At the scene, a police cruiser's back window appeared to be shot out and a knife was on the ground. Jt Moodee Lockman, CBS News, 14 May 2026 As bullets tore through at least a dozen cars, including a state police cruiser, panicked motorists abandoned their vehicles or hid under them for cover, according to prosecutors and state police. Michael Casey, Los Angeles Times, 12 May 2026 The assailants repeatedly rammed their vehicle into a police cruiser, Beere said. Rick Hurd, Mercury News, 8 May 2026 According to police, the second driver then accelerated his moped towards the officers, hitting the door of a police cruiser, losing his balance, and then falling off. Colleen Cronin, Boston Herald, 26 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for police cruiser

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“Police cruiser.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/police%20cruiser. Accessed 21 May. 2026.

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