police car

NOUN

motor vehicle used by law enforcement

Synonyms

STRONGEST

patrol car squad car

WEAK

Black Maria cruiser paddy wagon panda car patrol wagon police cruiser police vehicle police wagon prowl car

Example Sentences

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She and her husband, Karim, followed in a police car.

From Los Angeles Times • May 20, 2026

In the police body-worn video, she can be seen driving normally while being followed for 16 minutes first by one police car, then a second.

From BBC • Apr. 30, 2026

The crash involved a marked Ford Focus police car and a Volkswagen Scirocco on the westbound A20 London Road, at the junction with Button Street, at about 19:45 GMT.

From BBC • Mar. 22, 2026

An AFP correspondent saw a police car deployed at the entrance of the hotel, which is blocked to pedestrians and vehicles.

From Barron's • Feb. 28, 2026

But when he looked in the back of the police car, he could see the man wasn’t Uncle Jet.

From "Healer of the Water Monster" by Brian Young