trap car (English, noun)
expansion: trap car (plural trap cars)
Senses:
topics: government
law-enforcement
glosses: A vehicle used by law enforcement agencies as bait to capture car thieves or thieves who steal items from cars.
topics: automotive
transport
vehicles
glosses: A vehicle infused with very dark tints in order to evade capture or scrutiny.
topics: rail-transport
railways
transport
glosses: A railroad car used for much smaller shipments usually within terminal or city limits.
glosses: A passenger vehicle used for drug smuggling, having a sophisticated design that reveals “stash spots” for drugs only when certain functions of the vehicle are performed simultaneously or in sequence.
Forms:
form: trap cars
tags: plural