| 单词 | prowl car |
| 释义 | > as lemmasprowl car prowl car n. colloquial (originally and chiefly U.S.) a police patrol car. ΘΚΠ society > travel > means of travel > a conveyance > vehicle > powered vehicle > motor car > [noun] > police car police cruiser1858 police car1881 prowl car1922 cruiser1929 unit1929 patrol car1931 scout car1933 squad car1938 Z-car1961 black and white1965 panda1966 squad1974 1922 Syracuse (N.Y.) Herald 29 Oct. 22/1 The prowl cars are without doubt a necessity in a city the size of Syracuse. Officers with the aid of these cars cover five times the territory that a man does on foot. 1934 R. Chandler in Black Mask Oct. 28/1 The prowl car takes a slant down it [sc. the old road] now and then looking for petting parties. 1971 Islander (Victoria, Brit. Columbia) 16 May 11/1 Meantime another prowl car pulled into the yards. 1999 S. Andrews Bone Hunter iii. 18 I sat miserably in the front seat of Officer Raymond's prowl car, ruing the day I'd been born. < as lemmas |
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