panda car

panda car
noun
a police cruiser
• Hypernyms: ↑cruiser, ↑police cruiser, ↑patrol car, ↑police car, ↑prowl car, ↑squad car

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noun
Usage: sometimes capitalized P
Etymology: so called from its black and white coloration
Britain : a police patrol car

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Brit.
a small patrol car used by the police.
[1965-70; from its panda-like coloration]

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panda car noun
A police patrol car (formerly white with black or blue markings)
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Main Entry: ↑panda

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panda car UK US noun [countable] [singular panda car plural panda cars] british informal old-fashioned
a small police car used in local areas
Thesaurus: types of carhypernym police uniforms, vehicles and equipmenthyponym

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panda car,
British. a prowl car.
╂[< panda (because of the black and white color of the cars)]

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noun, pl ⋯ cars [count]
Brit informal : a small police car

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ˈpanda car [panda car] noun (old-fashioned, BrE, informal)
a small police car

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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  • Panda car — n BrE informal [Date: 1900 2000; Origin: Because it was originally painted black and white, like a panda] a small black and white police car …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • panda car — panda cars N COUNT A panda car is a police car. [BRIT, INFORMAL] …   English dictionary

  • Panda car — The phrase panda car refers to a small or medium sized police car operated by British police forces. They are used for ordinary patrol work, with larger and more powerful vehicles being used for emergency response, Road Policing Unit duties and… …   Wikipedia

  • panda car — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms panda car : singular panda car plural panda cars British informal old fashioned a small police car used in local areas …   English dictionary

  • panda car — Brit. a small patrol car used by the police. [1965 70; from its panda like coloration] * * * …   Universalium

  • Panda car — noun (C) BrE a small police car used by local police; patrol car …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • panda car — noun Etymology: from its black and white coloration Date: 1967 British a police patrol car …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • panda car — noun A black and white police car …   Wiktionary

  • panda car — noun Brit. informal a small police patrol car (originally black and white or blue and white) …   English new terms dictionary

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