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Black Maria

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Black Ma·ri·a  (m-r)
n.
A patrol wagon.
[Origin unknown.]
Black Maria [mar-rye-a]
Noun
a police van for transporting prisoners
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Noun1.Black Mariablack Maria - van used by police to transport prisoners
paddy wagon, patrol wagon, police van, police wagon, wagon
van - a truck with an enclosed cargo space
2.Black MariaBlack Maria - a form of whist in which players avoid winning tricks containing hearts or the queen of spades
hearts
long whist, short whist, whist - a card game for four players who form two partnerships; a pack of 52 cards is dealt and each side scores one point for each trick it takes in excess of six


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