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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Several Chicago Police Department officers sat in squad cars farther up the block, but for most of the standoff, the only Chicago police officer on the scene was Deering (9th) District Cmdr. — Evgenia Anastasakos, Chicago Tribune, 24 Aug. 2026 They have been used to subdue violent suspects who are refusing to get into squad cars and inmates who are harming themselves and threatening officers, according to Compliant Technologies. — CBS News, 12 Aug. 2026 Officials on Tuesday released the name of the Minnesota State Patrol trooper who was seriously injured Sunday night when his squad car was struck by another driver suspected of driving drunk on Interstate 35 in Forest Lake. — Mary Divine, Twin Cities, 4 Aug. 2026 Two St Petersburg squad cars rolled up on him during one protest, prompting a community member to stop and film the encounter. — Joe Wilkins, Futurism, 30 July 2026 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

noun
: a police car connected by radio with headquarters
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