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Noun: prowl car  prawl kaar
Usage: N. Amer
  1. A car in which policemen cruise the streets; equipped with radiotelephonic communications to headquarters
    - cruiser [N. Amer], police cruiser, patrol car, police car, squad car

Derived forms: prowl cars

Type of: auto [informal], autocar [archaic], automobile [N. Amer], car, motorcar, wheel [informal], whip [US, informal]

Encyclopedia: Prowl car