patrol wagon


noun

an enclosed truck or van used by the police to transport prisoners.
Also called police wagon.

Example sentences from the Web for patrol wagon

  • The case had been reported by a policeman at Ninth and Locust Streets, who had called for a patrol-wagon.

    Tales From Bohemia |Robert Neilson Stephens
  • From the distance came the sound of a siren, the clanging of a patrol-wagon bell.

    The Black Star |Johnston McCulley

British Dictionary definitions for patrol wagon

patrol wagon

noun

US, Australian and NZ a police van for transporting prisoners Also called: (Informal) paddy wagon, (US) police wagon