prowl car
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of prowl car
An Americanism dating back to 1935–40
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
Policing was "relaxed," at best, with two officers sitting in each prowl car and driving aimlessly around the streets.
From Economist • Aug. 30, 2013
Mayor Hugh Addonizio crisscrossed the riot area in an unmarked prowl car.
From Time Magazine Archive
In Havana, which Castro must crack to win Cuba, every available police prowl car roamed the streets, and few citizens ventured out after dark.
From Time Magazine Archive
The detectives leaped out of the prowl car, sprinted two more blocks on foot, roaring at the boys to halt.
From Time Magazine Archive
It caught fire almost at once—of course the prowl car braked fast and went down the exit, after it.
From Out Like a Light by Freas, Kelly
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
