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squad car
noun
: a police automobile connected with headquarters by a two-way radio
called also black-and-white, cruiser, prowl car
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The footage later cuts to an officer leading the handcuffed boy from a squad car before he’s locked into an empty cell.
—Kate Payne, Sun Sentinel, 19 Sep. 2024
That morning, a single squad car from West L.A. was dispatched to monitor the protest.
—Jaweed Kaleem, Los Angeles Times, 1 Nov. 2024
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
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Word History
First Known Use
1938, in the meaning defined above
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“Squad car.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/squad%20car. Accessed 23 Dec. 2024.
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squad car
noun
: a police car connected by radio with headquarters
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