Noun: police car pu'lees kaa(r)
- A car in which policemen cruise the streets; equipped with radiotelephonic communications to headquarters
"The suspect fled as soon as he spotted the police car";
- cruiser [N. Amer], police cruiser, patrol car, prowl car [N. Amer], squad car
Derived forms: police cars
Type of: auto [informal], autocar [archaic], automobile [N. Amer], car, motor [Brit, informal], motorcar, wheel [informal], whip [US, informal]
Encyclopedia: Police car