Black Maria
Black Maria · Black Marias
черва
черви, червы, черва
Herz
A police van for transporting prisonersA police van for transporting prisoners.
/blæk məˈɹaɪə/
Meaning
1 senses(slang)A police van for transporting prisoners.
grüne Minna
тюре́мная каре́таtjurémnaja karéta, вороно́кvoronók, чёрный во́ронčórnyj vóron
van used by police to transport prisoners
Translations
3 languagesРусский
By meaning 1
a police van for transporting prisoners:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
a police van for transporting prisoners:
Origin
Unknown, though such vans were traditionally painted black. First attested in the 1830s.Unknown, though such vans were traditionally painted black. First attested in the 1830s.
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Forms
plural: Black Marias| Singular | Black Maria |
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regular
Synonyms
6 synonymsClose in meaning
- a form of whist in which players avoid winning tricks containing hearts or the queen of spades:hearts
- van used by police to transport prisoners:police vanpolice wagonpaddy wagonpatrol wagonwagon
Word family
1 related wordsRelatedpolice vehicle