| 单词 | ghost car |
| 释义 | > as lemmasghost car ghost car n. a car used for a specific task (typically surveillance) which bears no outward sign of its purpose; spec. (chiefly Canadian) an unmarked vehicle used by the police. ΚΠ 1931 Times 2 Oct. 9/1 The appearance of a radio van on ‘investigation service’ in any district almost invariably results in an extraordinary rise in licenses. There is one car, however, which gives no clue to its purpose, and the engineers have christened it the ‘ghost car’. There is nothing to distinguish it outwardly from any other cars, yet it is fitted with the most modern devices for detection. 1962 Albertan (Calgary) 26 Nov. Opposition to the use of ghost cars operated by policemen without uniforms was expressed at the annual meeting of the directors of the Alberta Motor Association. 2007 Province (Vancouver) 19 Mar. a4 One cruiser was a marked squad car, the other a ghost car. < as lemmas |
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