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PADDY WAGON
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Dictionary entry overview: What does paddy wagon mean?
• PADDY WAGON (noun)
The noun PADDY WAGON has 1 sense:
1. van used by police to transport prisoners
Familiarity information: PADDY WAGON used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Van used by police to transport prisoners
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
black Maria; paddy wagon; patrol wagon; police van; police wagon; wagon
Hypernyms ("paddy wagon" is a kind of...):
van (a truck with an enclosed cargo space)
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