squadrol
n.— «A mail truck driver…was arrested after his truck struck a Deering police station “squadrol,” a new combination squad car and patrol wagon, in service a week. The squadrol was damaged.» —“Mail Truck Damages New Police Car; Driver Held” Chicago Daily Tribune Feb. 14, 1948. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
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