patrol unit
Beat cop's vehicle
A patrol unit is a police vehicle, typically a marked car, used for routine surveillance and response in a designated area.
The term also refers to the officers assigned to such a vehicle or the organizational subdivision they belong to: Three patrol units responded to the call.
In military contexts, a patrol unit is a small group assigned to reconnaissance or security missions.
- squad carPolice officer's vehicle
- police cruiserLaw enforcement patrol vehicle
- cruiserVehicle for extended patrol
- beatRhythmic pulse or strike
- beat copOfficer assigned regular route
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- policeofficer, cop, officers, cops, police departments
- Police UnitsSWAT, SWAT team, vice squad, bomb squad, beat cops
- guardsguard, point guard, guardian, shooting guard, bodyguard
- Squadsbomb squad, cheer squad, firing squad, infantry squad, pep squad
- military defenseair defense, missile defense, coastal defense, homeland defense, radar station
- military unitsarmy, battalion, squad, brigade, company
patrol unitdetective unit
Police crime-solving team
SWAT team · tactical unit · dispatch center · forensics unit · forensics team
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