patrol car—a police car used in patrolling roads and streets:
- Our patrol car got the call as “shots fired,” with the address given. My partner and I responded.
patrol wagon—
1. = patrol car:
- The patrol wagon, filled with officers, was driven to the place at a breakneck speed.
2. (U.S.) a police van for transporting prisoners:
- At first, the jail visitors balked at riding to the prison in a police patrol wagon.