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PROWL CAR
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Dictionary entry overview: What does prowl car mean?
• PROWL CAR (noun)
The noun PROWL CAR has 1 sense:
1. a car in which policemen cruise the streets; equipped with radiotelephonic communications to headquarters
Familiarity information: PROWL CAR used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A car in which policemen cruise the streets; equipped with radiotelephonic communications to headquarters
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
cruiser; patrol car; police car; police cruiser; prowl car; squad car
Hypernyms ("prowl car" is a kind of...):
auto; automobile; car; machine; motorcar (a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "prowl car"):
panda car (a police cruiser)
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