Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

prowl car

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.75 in modern English

Syllables: prowl -car
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A police patrol car.

American usage; Dated; Slang

Example Sentences

"I said: ‘Let the prowl car pass up the hill. They'll think we moved over when we heard the siren.’"

Usage

American usage
Dated
Slang

Inflected Forms

prowl cars (plural)

Synonyms

radio car cruiser police cruiser patrol car police car squad car

Questions

What does prowl car mean?: A police patrol car.

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