police car

noun

1. squad car.

Word History and Origins

Origin of police car¹

First recorded in 1920–25

Example Sentences

Two Metropolitan Police officers are under criminal investigation after a pregnant woman and her baby died in a collision with an unmarked police car in south-east London.

From BBC

A police car was parked outside the school for several days.

From BBC

"You could see ambulances and traffic police cars on both sides of the roads quite often, and there were also drones flying in the sky to monitor the traffic," she said.

From BBC

"There's a few police cars, police patrolling around the streets," she said.

From BBC

Deputies lifted those who could not walk into police cars and rushed them away from encroaching flames just coming into view.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• patrol car
• squad car