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getaway car

getaway car noun: a car (motor vehicle) that is left with the motor running and a driver in position while a crime is being committed so that the perpetrators may flee the scene quickly.

Noun

getaway car (plural getaway cars)

  1. A car (motor vehicle) that is left with the motor running and a driver in position while a crime is being committed so that the perpetrators may flee the scene quickly.
    • There was an average Monday
      There was a movie star
      There was a man with a gun
      There was a getaway car2004, Tub Ring, “Alexander in Charge”, in Zoo Hypothesis, performed by Tub Ring
    • I'm in a getaway car
      I left you in a motel bar
      Put the money in the bag and I stole the keys
      That was the last time you ever saw me2017, Taylor Swift, “Getaway Car”, in Reputation, performed by Taylor Swift

Forms of getaway car

pluralgetaway cars

Questions about getaway car

What does getaway car mean?
Getaway car means a car (motor vehicle) that is left with the motor running and a driver in position while a crime is being committed so that the perpetrators may flee the scene quickly.
What part of speech is getaway car?
Getaway car is a noun.
What is the plural of getaway car?
The plural of getaway car is getaway cars.

Words near getaway car in the dictionary

  1. Getans
  2. Getaria
  3. getas
  4. getatable
  5. getaway
  6. getaway car
  7. getaway cars
  8. getaway driver
  9. getaway drivers
  10. getaway man
  11. getaway men

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