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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
paddy wagon
noun
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
▪ It had been an honest mistake, though, the paddy wagon men believing he was dead or dying.
The Collaborative International Dictionary
paddy wagon

paddy wagon \paddy wagon\ n. An enclosed truck used by police to transport prisoners.

Syn: patrol wagon, Black Maria.

Wiktionary
paddy wagon

n. A police van for transporting prisoners.

WordNet
paddy wagon

n. van used by police to transport prisoners [syn: police van, police wagon, patrol wagon, wagon, black Maria]