squad car

noun

: a police automobile connected with headquarters by a two-way radio

called also black-and-white, cruiser, prowl car

Examples of squad car in a Sentence

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The squad car continued to travel and collided with a bus shelter and a fire hydrant. Drake Bentley, Journal Sentinel, 30 Oct. 2024 Blinking red and green letters advertising Body Factory Nutrition mixed with light from the street lamps and squad cars, as police clustered near 51st and Laflin. Peter Breen, Chicago Tribune, 18 Sep. 2024 Roper also had a passenger in his squad car — a ride along — who sustained rib bruising and multiple fractures due to the crash. Alaa Elassar, CNN, 2 Sep. 2024 Karissa David arrived a minute later and positioned her squad car at the parking lot's entrance. Antonio Planas, NBC News, 31 Aug. 2024 See all Example Sentences for squad car 

Word History

First Known Use

1938, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of squad car was in 1938

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“Squad car.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/squad%20car. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.

Kids Definition

squad car

noun
: a police car connected by radio with headquarters
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