police car
An automobile used by a police officer when on dutyAn automobile used by a police officer when on duty. Usually marked with police livery; sometimes an unmarked car.
Meaning
1 sensesAn automobile used by a police officer when on duty. Usually marked with police livery; sometimes an unmarked car.
Near-synonyms: patrol car, cruise car, cruiser, squad car, radio car, crime car
Streifenwagen, Polizeiwagen, Polizeiauto
полице́йский автомоби́льpolicéjskij avtomobílʹ, полице́йская маши́наpolicéjskaja mašína, патру́льная маши́наpatrúlʹnaja mašína
поліце́йський автомобі́льpolicéjsʹkyj avtomobílʹ
- a car in which policemen cruise the streets; equipped with radiotelephonic communications to headquarters
Examples
111 sentencesI need a police car.
Мені потрібна поліційська машина. — deniko
ruМне нужна полицейская машина. — odexed
deIch brauche ein Polizeiauto. — Vortarulo
How many police cars did you see?
deWie viele Polizeiautos habt ihr gesehen? — Pfirsichbaeumchen
The police car was driving at fairly high speed.
ruПолицейская машина двигалась на довольно высокой скорости. — odexed
Tom got nervous when he saw the police car.
When Tom saw the police car, he got nervous.
Translations
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Forms
plural: police cars| Singular | police car |
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Synonyms
8 synonyms- a car in which policemen cruise the streets; equipped with radiotelephonic communications to headquarters:cruiserpolice cruiserpatrol carprowl carsquad car
See also
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