unmarked vehicle

collocation in English

meaningsofunmarkedandvehicle

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unmarked
adjective
uk
/ʌnˈmɑːkt/us
/ʌnˈmɑːrkt/
having no signs or marks showing what ...
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vehicle
noun
uk
/ˈvɪə.kəl/us
/ˈviː.ə.kəl/
formal
a machine, usually with wheels and an engine, used for transporting people or goods, especially ...
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If the police saw waste being carried in anunmarkedvehicle, that would enable them to stop it and ask questions.
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While one of the undercover police officers followed the car in anunmarkedvehicle, the other went to investigate the parking lot for signs of a burglary.
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The enforcement of road traffic law, including the policy on the use of unmarked vehicles, is a matter for individual chief officers of police.
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Examples of such situations would be detectives in unmarked vehicles, volunteer firefighters, or managers at freight yards who use an amber light for safety.
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Several other unmarked vehicles in various makes and models are also used for various non-patrol purposes.
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They can also form part of the main lighting arrangement for subtly marked or unmarked vehicles.
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They may also utilise unmarked vehicles from time to time.
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They will always patrol in unmarked vehicles, that can not be identified at first glance.
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The agency also uses unmarked vehicles (usually assigned to command staff members statewide).
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The slick top patrol vehicle will have lights inside the vehicle and front grill similar to the unmarked vehicles.
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Unmarked vehicles used a single rotating light inside the car.
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Unmarked vehicles are not necessarily covert to be used for undercover work.
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Unmarked vehicles are used primarily for sting operations or apprehending criminals without alerting them to their presence.
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The police presence included undercover officers, three marked squad cars, a state patrol helicopter, and unmarked vehicles.
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Therefore, pilots are generally not expected to perform vehicular traffic enforcement and drive unmarked vehicles, except in serious cases.
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In most other countries, fire chiefs are rarely assigned their own marked vehicles, but instead use unmarked vehicles.
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They were seemingly unaware that their car had been under surveillance for some time and that it was being followed by armed police in unmarked vehicles.
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Unmarked vehicles consist of many different vehicles.
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