American dated slang for a police patrol car — the vehicle used by officers to cruise their assigned territory watching for criminal activity.
American dated slang for a police patrol car — the vehicle used by officers to cruise their assigned territory watching for criminal activity. The name captures the slow, predatory movement of a police car surveilling a neighbourhood. It is now largely obsolete, replaced by 'patrol car' or 'squad car'.
A prowl car slowed down as it passed the group, the officer inside scanning the street.
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(chiefly, UK) A police patrol car.
British police slang for a patrol car — specifically the fast-response vehicles used by traffic police or rapid response units. Less commonly known than 'squad car' (the American equivalent); primarily used within British police culture rather than by the general public.
(US, slang, law enforcement) A police patrol car.
(UK, Irish, law enforcement, informal) A police car; specifically (historical), one with a broad white stripe painted around its middle on a darker-coloured or, originally, black background.
(US, dated, slang) A police patrol car.