panda car
English
Etymology
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From the original black and white colouring of the automobiles, like that of a giant panda.[1][2]
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˌpændə ˈkɑː/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˌpændə ˈkɑɹ/
Audio (General American): (file) - Rhymes: -ɑː(ɹ)
- Hyphenation: pan‧da car
Noun
panda car (plural panda cars)
- (UK, Ireland, law enforcement, informal) A police car; specifically (historical), one with a broad white stripe painted around its middle on a darker-coloured or, originally, black background.
- Synonym: panda
Hypernyms
Translations
police car — see police car
References
- ^ Compare “panda car” under “panda, n.1”, in OED Online
, Oxford: Oxford University Press, July 2023.
- ^ “panda car, n.”, in Collins English Dictionary; from Collins COBUILD Advanced Dictionary, 6th edition, Boston, Mass.: Heinle Cengage Learning; Glasgow: HarperCollins Publishers, 2009, →ISBN.
Further reading
panda car on Wikipedia.Wikipedia - “panda car, n.”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
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