| 单词 | patrol wagon |
| 释义 | > as lemmaspatrol wagon patrol wagon n. North American (a) a police truck, a police van; (b) a light fire engine maintained by an insurance company in readiness for a fire emergency at a property covered by its insurance (now historical). ΘΚΠ society > travel > means of travel > a conveyance > vehicle > cart, carriage, or wagon > [noun] > for taking criminals to prison prison van1829 van1829 felon's van1842 patrol wagon1873 wagon1890 1873 Rep. Commissioners Great Fire Boston 89 I ordered Captain Green to take the patrol-wagon, and to detail such force as was necessary to open the store of Mr. Lovell. 1895 I. K. Funk et al. Standard Dict. Eng. Lang. II. at Patrol n. Patrol-wagon, a light open wagon used by the underwriters' patrol in hastening to fires to protect insured goods. 1899 Atlantic Monthly 83 770/1 With clamor of urgent gong, the patrol wagon rounds the corner, carrying two policemen. 1945 Mil. Affairs 9 45 Finally a whole patrol wagon full of cops would ride out in a big open truck. 1998 20th Cent. Lit. 44 121 The patrol wagon will be here in five minutes. < as lemmas |
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