Printer Friendly
Dictionary, Encyclopedia and Thesaurus - The Free Dictionary
3,907,788,840 visitors served.
forum Join the Word of the Day Mailing List For webmasters
?
Dictionary/
thesaurus
Medical
dictionary
Legal
dictionary
Financial
dictionary
Acronyms
 
Idioms
Encyclopedia
Wikipedia
encyclopedia
?

panda car
(redirected from Panda cars)

    Also found in: Wikipedia 0.01 sec.
panda car
n. Chiefly British
A police cruiser.
[From a similarity of color tone distribution.]
panda car
n
Brit a police patrol car, esp a blue and white one
[so called because it was originally white with black or blue markings, supposedly resembling the markings of the giant panda]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.panda car - a police cruiserpanda car - a police cruiser                    
cruiser, patrol car, police car, police cruiser, prowl car, squad car - a car in which policemen cruise the streets; equipped with radiotelephonic communications to headquarters
Britain, Great Britain, U.K., UK, United Kingdom, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland - a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; `Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom
Translations
panda car
n (Brit) → (Funk)streifenwagen m
panda car n (Brit) → auto f della polizia → pantera
Want to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit the webmaster's page for free fun content.
?Page tools
Printer friendly
Cite / link 		Feedback
Add definition
Mentioned in?  References in periodicals archive?   Dictionary browser?   Full browser?
 
There'll even be a chance to see the wheels used back in the 1940s including the Morris Minor Panda cars.
Force to hold open day by South Wales Echo (Cardiff, Wales)
Send your captioned old photographs to the address on the letters page with a return address on the back CAPTION(S): In 1966, Lancashire Police introduced Ford Anglia 105E blue and white patrols (nicknamed Panda cars by the press), after a successful experiment in Kirkby with five cars replacing bobbies on the beat.
TIME OUT: LOOKING BACK by Daily Post (Liverpool, England)
Byline: By ALLISON MARTIN IT'S a funfair cop for these policemen as they swap their Panda cars for a ride on the dodgems.
COPS & DODGEMS by The Mirror (London, England)
 
 
 
Dictionary, Thesaurus, and Translations
?

Terms of Use | Privacy policy | Feedback | Advertise with Us | Copyright © 2012 Farlex, Inc.
Disclaimer
All content on this website, including dictionary, thesaurus, literature, geography, and other reference data is for informational purposes only. This information should not be considered complete, up to date, and is not intended to be used in place of a visit, consultation, or advice of a legal, medical, or any other professional.