Black Maria Definition
mə-rīə
noun
A patrol wagon.
Webster's New World
(slang) A police van for transporting prisoners.
Wiktionary
Synonyms:
- patrol wagon
- paddy-wagon
- wagon
- police van
- police wagon
- hearts
Other Word Forms of Black Maria
Noun
Singular:
Black MariaPlural:
black-mariasOrigin of Black Maria
Unknown. First attested in the 1830s.
From Wiktionary
Origin unknown
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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