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PADDY WAGON

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Dictionary entry overview: What does paddy wagon mean?

• PADDY WAGON (noun)
The noun PADDY WAGON has 1 sense:

1. van used by police to transport prisoners

Familiarity information: PADDY WAGON used as a noun is very rare.

Dictionary entry details

• PADDY WAGON (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

Van used by police to transport prisoners

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

black Maria; paddy wagon; patrol wagon; police van; police wagon; wagon

Hypernyms ("paddy wagon" is a kind of...):

van (a truck with an enclosed cargo space)

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