getaway car

noun

: a car used by criminals to leave the scene of a crime
He drove the getaway car

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That’s how the complicated doctrine of felony murder works: Plenty of people are locked up in America for being present or even waiting outside in the getaway car, serving the same time as the ones who pull the trigger, and these massive sentences contribute to mass incarceration. John J. Lennon, Rolling Stone, 19 July 2025 Authorities said an employee provided descriptions of the suspects and the license plate of the getaway car. Nollyanne Delacruz, The Mercury News, 7 Jan. 2025 Then a North Andover police officer working a detail noticed a vehicle that fit the description of the getaway car, and alerted another officer to check that vehicle. Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 4 July 2025 In the second photo, the couple smile in their wedding attire while sitting in the back of a white getaway car. Ashlyn Robinette, People.com, 30 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for getaway car

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“Getaway car.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/getaway%20car. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.

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