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ghost car

ghost car noun: an unmarked police car or an unmarked vehicle used as a decoy by police.

Noun

ghost car (plural ghost cars)

  1. (Canada) An unmarked police car or an unmarked vehicle used as a decoy by police.
    • The committee is asking Metro Council to tack new restrictions onto Metro licences, including . . . an expanded ghost car program.1984 October 10, “Curbing Metro's auto ripoffs”, in Toronto Star, page A18
    • Officers in a ghost car were doing speed enforcement near 82 Street and 132 Avenue when a white 1995 Ford Contour sped by.2007 July 13, Eliza Barlow, “Police pursuit called off”, in Edmonton Sun, Alberta, retrieved 28 Feb 2008

Synonyms of ghost car

Forms of ghost car

pluralghost cars

Questions about ghost car

What does ghost car mean?
Ghost car means an unmarked police car or an unmarked vehicle used as a decoy by police.
What part of speech is ghost car?
Ghost car is a noun.
What is the plural of ghost car?
The plural of ghost car is ghost cars.

Words near ghost car in the dictionary

  1. ghost bullets
  2. ghost bump
  3. ghost bumps
  4. ghost call
  5. ghost calls
  6. ghost car
  7. ghost cars
  8. ghost cat
  9. ghost catfish
  10. ghost cats
  11. ghost catshark

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