noun
patrol car; police car; squad car
Standard term for a marked police vehicle used for patrols. Slightly formal; the abbreviated form パトカー is more common in everyday speech.
パトロールカーがサイレンを鳴らして走っていった。
A patrol car went by with its siren on.
Explicitly separated form; rarely used in practice.
Abbreviation of パトロールカー; more casual and widely used in daily conversation.
Wasei-eigo (Japanese-made English) from 'patrol' + 'car'.