prowl car

prowl car

n. See squad car.

squad′ car`

n. a police automobile equipped with a radiotelephone for communicating with police headquarters. Also called patrol car, police car, prowl car. [1930–35, Amer.]

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prowl car - a car in which policemen cruise the streets; equipped with radiotelephonic communications to headquarterscruiser, patrol car, police car, police cruiser, squad carauto, automobile, car, motorcar, machine - a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine; "he needs a car to get to work"panda car - a police cruiser

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