squadrol
n.— «A man who led police on a chase through Chicago’s Southwest Side Monday night died after hitting several parked cars, even striking a police squadrol and pointing a gun at officers.» —“Metro Briefs: Man shot, killed by police” Chicago Sun-Times Apr. 19, 2005. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
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