noun
a police cruiser
• Regions: ↑United Kingdom, ↑UK, ↑U.K., ↑Britain, ↑United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, ↑Great Britain
• Hypernyms: ↑cruiser, ↑police cruiser, ↑patrol car, ↑police car, ↑prowl car, ↑squad car
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nounUsage: sometimes capitalized P
Etymology: so called from its black and white coloration
Britain : a police patrol car
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Brit.
a small patrol car used by the police.
[1965-70; from its panda-like coloration]
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panda car noun
A police patrol car (formerly white with black or blue markings)
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Main Entry: ↑panda
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panda car UK US noun [countable] [singular panda car plural panda cars] british informal old-fashioned
a small police car used in local areas
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panda car,
British. a prowl car.
╂[< panda (because of the black and white color of the cars)]
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noun, pl ⋯ cars [count]
Brit informal : a small police car
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a small police car
Useful english dictionary. 2012.