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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When these panic buttons are pressed, the police are notified immediately, and the nearest police squad car can go to the scene almost immediately.
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Julian Roberts-Grmela, New York Daily News, 27 Apr. 2026
Two drivers slammed into two squad cars within a couple of hours and wound up under arrest, records show.
—Doug Myers, CBS News, 27 Apr. 2026
In addition to the multiple individuals immediately taken to the hospital by ambulance, another was transported in a BPD squad car, while two others were taken in personal vehicles.
—Desiree Anello, PEOPLE, 26 Apr. 2026
Liston also described the dramatic scenes as two police officers provided CPR to victims at the scene, while one officer applied a tourniquet to one victim and took them to the hospital in his squad car.
—Patrick Smith, NBC news, 23 Apr. 2026
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Julian Roberts-Grmela, New York Daily News, 27 Apr. 2026
Two drivers slammed into two squad cars within a couple of hours and wound up under arrest, records show.
—Doug Myers, CBS News, 27 Apr. 2026
In addition to the multiple individuals immediately taken to the hospital by ambulance, another was transported in a BPD squad car, while two others were taken in personal vehicles.
—Desiree Anello, PEOPLE, 26 Apr. 2026
Liston also described the dramatic scenes as two police officers provided CPR to victims at the scene, while one officer applied a tourniquet to one victim and took them to the hospital in his squad car.
—Patrick Smith, NBC news, 23 Apr. 2026
See All Example Sentences for squad car
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“Squad car.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/squad%20car. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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