Noun: police cruiser
- A car in which policemen cruise the streets; equipped with radiotelephonic communications to headquarters
"The suspect was apprehended and placed in the back of a police cruiser";
- cruiser [N. Amer], patrol car, police car, prowl car [N. Amer], squad car
Derived forms: police cruisers
Type of: auto [informal], autocar [archaic], automobile [N. Amer], car, motor [Brit, informal], motorcar, wheel [informal], whip [US, informal]
Encyclopedia: Police cruiser