patrol wagon

noun

1. an enclosed truck or van used by the police to transport prisoners.

patrol wagon

noun

1. a police van for transporting prisoners Also calledInformalpaddy wagonUSpolice wagon

Example Sentences

He began to waver in his resolution, when a patrol wagon rolled up and more officers dismounted.

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Get a policeman and have him ride it away for us in the patrol wagon?

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"Dey fetched me here in de patrol-wagon," he said evasively.

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A patrol wagon rattled in the street with a great clang of its gong.

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It was the police patrol wagon, and in it were the captain of the precinct and a half dozen policemen and detectives.

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Related Words

• patrol car
• squad car