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

Recent Examples on the Web An investigation by West Allis police revealed in Hartmann’s squad car the presence of other items of evidence from unrelated matters, including two wallets turned over by citizens on two different locations. Adrienne Davis, Journal Sentinel, 5 Mar. 2024 The 20-year-old man who sped through a red light and broadsided a Kansas City police squad car, killing an officer and a pedestrian one year ago, pleaded guilty on Friday to two counts of involuntary manslaughter. Bill Lukitsch, Kansas City Star, 24 Feb. 2024 George Leachman, 43, pleaded guilty to resisting law enforcement in connection with the ramming of an Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department squad car in November. Jake Allen, The Indianapolis Star, 26 Jan. 2024 The incident was recorded by cameras worn by state troopers and mounted on their squad car dashboards. Trisha Ahmed, Twin Cities, 25 Jan. 2024 The officer in the squad car can then fall back and wait for an investigator to coordinate a safe arrest. Mary Divine, Twin Cities, 14 Jan. 2024 Increasingly, police departments are learning to try to phone ahead before squad cars arrive at a scene, in the hopes of speaking to someone there who can give them some indication of whether the threat is real or a hoax. Devlin Barrett, Washington Post, 12 Jan. 2024 Surveillance video from the incident showed a gunman walking up to the passenger door of their squad car, opening fire and running away. Josh Campbell, CNN, 17 Sep. 2023 The officer turned on the squad car's lights and siren in an attempt to make a traffic stop. Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 23 Nov. 2023

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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 18 Mar. 2024.

Kids Definition

squad car

noun
: a police car connected by radio with headquarters
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