cop cars

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Cop cars are police vehicles, typically marked with department insignia and equipped with lights and sirens.

The term is informal and common in everyday speech: We saw cop cars racing down the highway.

In crime narratives and news coverage, cop cars often appear in chase scenes or parked at crime scenes.

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hot pursuit · pursuit · pull over · traffic stop · interceptor · siren · cage · back seat · lights · bulletproof glass · dashcam · patrol · badge · arrest · flashing · police officer · law enforcement · emergency vehicle

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Opposites
emergency vehicle type

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Emergency medical transport

fire trucks · fire engines

law and order relationship

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Vehicles for fleeing crime scenes

getaway vehicles · stolen cars · hot rods

vehicle visibility/marking

cop carsunmarked cars

Disguised official vehicles

family cars · private cars

Family

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G