squad car
noun
: a police automobile connected with headquarters by a two-way radio
called also black-and-white, cruiser, prowl car
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Near North 116th Street, police in other squad cars surrounded and contained Dixon.
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Bridget Fogarty, jsonline.com, 9 Feb. 2026
Outside, police bagged Connor's hands to preserve evidence before putting him into a squad car.
—Stephanie Slifer, CBS News, 8 Feb. 2026
Instead of waiting for a squad car to arrive, officers will now be able to dispatch a drone to scope out the scene, hovering over citizens in need like a high-tech vulture.
—Joe Wilkins, Futurism, 4 Feb. 2026
Majoch also hopes Conroy’s squad car will remind to drivers to slow down and look for pedestrians while in the school zone.
—Olivia Stevens, Chicago Tribune, 23 Jan. 2026
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Bridget Fogarty, jsonline.com, 9 Feb. 2026
Outside, police bagged Connor's hands to preserve evidence before putting him into a squad car.
—Stephanie Slifer, CBS News, 8 Feb. 2026
Instead of waiting for a squad car to arrive, officers will now be able to dispatch a drone to scope out the scene, hovering over citizens in need like a high-tech vulture.
—Joe Wilkins, Futurism, 4 Feb. 2026
Majoch also hopes Conroy’s squad car will remind to drivers to slow down and look for pedestrians while in the school zone.
—Olivia Stevens, Chicago Tribune, 23 Jan. 2026
See All Example Sentences for squad car
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“Squad car.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/squad%20car. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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