command car

noun

: an open armored car designed especially for military reconnaissance and capable of traveling over rough terrain

Examples of command car in a Sentence

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The chief returns to his command car, gets on the radio and gives the all clear. Seyward Darby, Longreads, 8 Mar. 2023 Last month, the fire district installed the systems in their frontline fire engine, command car and the district’s two frontline ambulances. Taylor Hartz, chicagotribune.com, 20 Aug. 2019

Word History

First Known Use

1941, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of command car was in 1941

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“Command car.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/command%20car. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.

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