"booze bus" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: EN-AU ck1 booze bus.ogg [Australia] Forms: booze buses [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} booze bus (plural booze buses)
  1. (Australia, New Zealand) A police vehicle used for administering blood-alcohol tests (to drivers), generally a mid-size bus converted or fitted out for the purpose. Tags: Australia, New-Zealand Related terms: RBT
    Sense id: en-booze_bus-en-noun-6fzF7Y0m Categories (other): Australian English, English entries with incorrect language header, New Zealand English

Inflected forms

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