police van in English

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    {
      "form": "police vans",
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        "plural"
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    }
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        "A type of vehicle operated by a police force, usually employed for the transport of prisoners inside a specially adapted cell."
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          "transport",
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        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(law enforcement) A type of vehicle operated by a police force, usually employed for the transport of prisoners inside a specially adapted cell."
      ],
      "topics": [
        "government",
        "law-enforcement"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "police van"
}

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{
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "police vans",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "police van (plural police vans)",
      "name": "en-noun"
    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
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        "en:Law enforcement"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A type of vehicle operated by a police force, usually employed for the transport of prisoners inside a specially adapted cell."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "law enforcement",
          "law enforcement"
        ],
        [
          "type",
          "type"
        ],
        [
          "vehicle",
          "vehicle"
        ],
        [
          "police force",
          "police force"
        ],
        [
          "employed",
          "employed"
        ],
        [
          "transport",
          "transport"
        ],
        [
          "prisoner",
          "prisoner"
        ],
        [
          "specially",
          "specially"
        ],
        [
          "adapted",
          "adapted"
        ],
        [
          "cell",
          "cell"
        ]
      ],
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        "(law enforcement) A type of vehicle operated by a police force, usually employed for the transport of prisoners inside a specially adapted cell."
      ],
      "topics": [
        "government",
        "law-enforcement"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "police van"
}

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"police van" meaning in English

Noun

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