patrol wagon

noun
1.
an enclosed truck or van used by the police to transport prisoners.
Also called police wagon.
Examples from the web for patrol wagon
  • The patrol wagon arrived with the prisoner in the cell room garage.
  • Patrols a specified district or beat on foot, motorcycle, patrol wagon or car.
  • One motor patrol wagon and four motorcycles were the first units.
  • The latter covered the burg lar with his revolver and held him until the arrival of the police patrol wagon.
  • Bells recovered before the ar rival of the patrol wagon.
British Dictionary definitions for patrol wagon

patrol wagon

noun
1.
(US & Austral, NZ) a police van for transporting prisoners Also called (Informal) paddy wagon, (US) police wagon