Definition of Paddy wagon

1. Noun. Van used by police to transport prisoners.

Exact synonyms: Black Maria, Patrol Wagon, Police Van, Police Wagon, Wagon
Generic synonyms: Van

Definition of Paddy wagon

1. Noun. A police van for transporting prisoners. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Paddy Wagon

paddlewheel
paddlewheels
paddling
paddling pool
paddling pools
paddlings
paddock
paddocked
paddocking
paddocks
paddy
paddy bird
paddy field
paddy paw
paddy wagon (current term)
paddy wagons
paddymelon
paddymelons
paddywack
paddywacked
paddywacking
paddywacks
paddywagon
paddywagons
paddywhack
paddywhacks
padel
padelion
padella

Literary usage of Paddy wagon

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. War Crimes in Bosnia-Hercegovina by Helsinki Watch (Organization : U.S.), Helsinki Watch, Helsinki Watch (Organization : U.S., Ivana Nizich (1993)
"They most frequently arrived in a paddy wagon, although some arrived in buses. ... If new arrivals came in a bus or paddy wagon, the prisoners on the runway ..."

2. Ring Around the Rosie . . . ! by Gyeorgos Ceres Hatonn (1995)
"She was telling the officer she'd move the vehicle when the paddy wagon pulled up. The officer tackled her and threw her in the van. ..."

3. Newspaper Reporting and Correspondence: A Manual for Reporters by Grant Milnor Hyde (1916)
"After watching until she saw the robber taken away in the paddy-wagon, the doughty young woman disappeared. Her name is unknown. « VI A burglar dressed in a ..."

4. Toronto by Jennifer McMorran, Alain Rondeau (2002)
"... samples at a crime scene, fingerprinting, famous crimes, old uniforms, a police cruiser and an old-fashioned paddy-wagon will make super-sleuths out of ..."

5. Surviving Twilightby Shane A. Bernskoetter by Shane A. Bernskoetter (2005)
"The driver of the car bomb had rammed his explosives laden paddy wagon into the back of a Bradley and hit the kill switch. When they listed the grid ..."

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