"bait car" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: bait cars [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} bait car (plural bait cars)
  1. A vehicle used as a decoy by police to help apprehend car thieves, often equipped to be tracked by GPS and to be disabled remotely. Wikipedia link: bait car Categories (topical): Law enforcement

Inflected forms

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