getaway vehicles
Robbers' departure transport
Getaway vehicles are cars or other transportation used to flee a crime scene, especially after robberies or heists.
The term evokes dramatic escapes with drivers waiting at the curb: The bank robbers piled into the getaway vehicle and sped off.
By extension, any vehicle enabling quick departure from an unpleasant situation: Keep the car running—this might be a short visit.
- escapeFlight from captivity
- hot pursuitImmediate pursuit of suspect
- pursuitAct of chasing something
- chaseRapid following of quarry
- heistOrganized large-scale theft
bank job · robbery · stolen · stolen car · getaway driver · speeding · sirens · police · wheels · engine · driver · accomplice · trunk · license plate · switcheroo · back roads · abandoned · burned
getaway vehiclesroadblocks
Obstructions blocking forward movement
spike strips · barriers · traffic jams · paddy wagons · jail cells
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