Definition of patrol wagon in US English:
patrol wagon
nounpəˈtrōl ˈwaɡənpəˈtroʊl ˈwæɡən
North American A police van for transporting prisoners.
Example sentencesExamples
- This way, if a call was made by a patrolman and a patrol wagon was sent, the officers aboard the wagon were able to listen for the ringing alarm.
- One night, the officer, who drove the patrol wagon, came in for a short nap.
- She was among four police officers in two patrol wagons who saw the teenager riding his push bike on the morning of his accident.
- The third area of concern for transportation was the creation of the patrol wagon for use by the CPD.
- A fortnight later the same defendant was ramming a Garda patrol wagon near Washington Street as he attempted to get away in another stolen car.