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trap cars

trap cars is the plural of trap car.

Meaning of trap car

Noun

trap car (plural trap cars)

  1. A vehicle used by law enforcement agencies as bait to capture car thieves or thieves who steal items from cars.
  2. A vehicle infused with very dark tints in order to evade capture or scrutiny.
  3. A railroad car used for much smaller shipments usually within terminal or city limits.
    Synonyms:
    ferry car
  4. A passenger vehicle used for drug smuggling, having a sophisticated design that reveals “stash spots” for drugs only when certain functions of the vehicle are performed simultaneously or in sequence.
    • But a look inside the trunk reveals one of the reasons—a sheet of boilerplate steel mounted at the forward wall. Goff recognizes this setup. It's what they call a "trap car."2000, Mike Gray, Drug Crazy: How We Got Into This Mess and How We Can Get Out, page 10

Questions about trap cars

What is trap cars the plural of?
Trap cars is the plural of trap car.

Words near trap cars in the dictionary

  1. trap
  2. trap and trace
  3. trap ball
  4. trap bar
  5. trap car
  6. trap cars
  7. trap crop
  8. trap cropping
  9. trap crops
  10. trap door
  11. trap doors

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