Black Maria
[m
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-
rahy
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uh
]
/məˈraɪ ə/
noun
1.
patrol wagon
.
Origin
1840-50,
Americanism
British Dictionary definitions for
Black Maria
Black Maria
/
məˈraɪə
/
noun
1.
a police van for transporting prisoners
Slang definitions & phrases for
Black Maria
Black Maria
noun phrase
A patrol wagon used to carry police prisoners
[late 1830s+; origin unknown]