trap car

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trap car

noun trap cars

A vehicle used by law enforcement agencies as bait to capture car thieves or thieves who steal items from cars.
A vehicle infused with very dark tints in order to evade capture or scrutiny.
A railroad car used for much smaller shipments usually within terminal or city limits.
Similar: ferry car
A passenger vehicle used for drug smuggling, having a sophisticated design that reveals “stash spots” for drugs only when certain functions of the vehicle are performed simultaneously or in sequence. But a look inside the trunk reveals one of the reasons—a sheet of boilerplate steel mounted at the forward wall. Goff recognizes this setup. It's what they call a "trap car."

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@misc{trap_car_2026,
  title = {trap car},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/trap%20car},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}