command car


noun Military.

a vehicle for use by a commander and staff.

Origin of command car

An Americanism dating back to 1955–60

Example sentences from the Web for command car

  • Suppose we leave here in my command-car, go to Kankad's Town, and wait there till the Aldebaran gets in.

    Uller Uprising |Henry Beam Piper, John D. Clark and John F. Carr
  • Together, they struggled back to the command-car, von Schlichten covering the retreat with his pistol.

    Uller Uprising |Henry Beam Piper, John D. Clark and John F. Carr
  • He shrugged it aside and climbed into the command-car, followed by M'zangwe and O'Leary.

    Ullr Uprising |Henry Beam Piper