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squadrol

noun

Etymology

Blend of squad + patrol, as in patrol car.

  1. derived from *pent-✻
  2. derived from *(s)pent-✻
  3. derived from *paþjaną✻
  4. derived from *patta✻ — “paw, sole of the foot”
  5. derived from *patta✻
  6. derived from patrouille
  7. borrowed from patrouille
  8. compounded as squadrol — “squad + patrol”

Definitions

  1. A squad car that also serves as an ambulance.

    • My story--hippie-rad editor turned journalism professor--and Michael's--he rocked a squadrol on Michigan Avenue, now he owns a business in Rogers Park--are typical enough to merit coverage.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA