prowl car

noun

a car in which policemen cruise the streets; equipped with radiotelephonic communications to headquarters

• Derivationally related forms: ↑cruise (for: ↑cruiser)

• Hypernyms: ↑car, ↑auto, ↑automobile, ↑machine, ↑motorcar

• Hyponyms: ↑panda car

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noun

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prowl car noun (chiefly US)

A police patrol car

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Main Entry: ↑prowl

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prowl car,

a police car connected with headquarters by radio telephone; squad car.

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n. a police squad car

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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prowl car — ☆ prowl car n. PATROL CAR * * * … Universalium
prowl car — prowl′ car n. squad car • Etymology: 1935–40, amer … From formal English to slang
prowl car — ☆ prowl car n. PATROL CAR … English World dictionary
prowl car — /ˈpraʊl ka/ (say prowl kah) noun US a police patrol car …
prowl car — noun A police patrol car. Syn: radio car, cruiser … Wiktionary
prowl car — noun Date: 1937 squad car … New Collegiate Dictionary
prowl car. — See squad car. [1935 40, Amer.] * * * … Universalium
prowl car — noun US a police squad car … English new terms dictionary
prowl car. — See squad car. [1935 40, Amer.] … Useful english dictionary
prowl — v. & n. v. 1 tr. roam (a place) in search or as if in search of prey, plunder, etc. 2 intr. (often foll. by about, around) move about like a hunter. n. the act or an instance of prowling. Phrases and idioms: on the prowl moving about secretively… … Useful english dictionary

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