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I realized that after years of studying Shakespeare and Chekhov and regional repertory theater, what I really wanted to do was bust in and rob a bank and jump in the screaming getaway car and tear through the city and get in a shootout.
M. C. Gainey

Meaning of "getaway car" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF GETAWAY CAR

getaway car  [ˈɡɛtəweɪ kɑː] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF GETAWAY CAR

noun
adjective
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adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Getaway car is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES GETAWAY CAR MEAN IN ENGLISH?

getaway car

Crime scene getaway

A crime scene getaway is the act of fleeing the location where one has broken the law in order to avoid apprehension by law enforcement. It is an act that the offender may or may not have planned in detail, resulting in a variety of outcomes. A crime scene is defined as "location of a crime; especially one at which forensic evidence is collected in a controlled manner." The "getaway" is any flight or escape by a perpetrator from that scene, which may have been witnessed by eyewitnesses or law enforcement. The concept of the crime scene getaway is the subject of several penal laws, as well as a "notion" in academic studies of criminology. A perpetrator can escape a crime scene by running, riding a horse, driving a getaway car, or riding with a getaway driver. If motor vehicles are used for the getaway, then each vehicle is a new crime scene.

Definition of getaway car in the English dictionary

The definition of getaway car in the dictionary is an automobile used by criminals in order to leave the scene of a crime quickly.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH GETAWAY CAR


advocaat
ˈædvəʊˌkɑː
autocar
ˈɔːtəʊˌkɑː
Bhaskar
ˈbʌsˌkɑː
car
kɑː
carr
kɑː
hoka
ˈhɒkɑː
ka
kɑː
microcar
ˈmaɪkrəʊˌkɑː
Neckar
ˈnɛkɑː
rent-a-car
ˈrentəˌkɑː
scar
skɑː
Shankar
ˈʃæŋkɑː
sidecar
ˈsaɪdˌkɑː
sircar
səˈkɑː
ska
skɑː
stock-car
stɒk kɑː
streetcar
ˈstriːtˌkɑː
supercar
ˈsuːpəˌkɑː
taka
ˈtɑːkɑː
trocar
ˈtrəʊkɑː

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE GETAWAY CAR

get up steam
get weaving
get with child
get with it
get wrong
get-at-able
get-go
get-rich-quick scheme
get-together
get-up
get-up-and-go
get-well card
geta
getable
getaway
Geth
Gethsemane
gettable
getter
getting on for

WORDS THAT END LIKE GETAWAY CAR

cable car
chauffeur-driven car
classic car
company car
courtesy car
family car
hire car
hybrid car
jaunty car
kit car
passenger car
police car
race car
racing car
rally car
rental car
sports car
stock car
toy car
trolley car

Synonyms and antonyms of getaway car in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «getaway car» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF GETAWAY CAR

Find out the translation of getaway car to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of getaway car from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «getaway car» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

私家车
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

coche de la partida
570 millions of speakers

English

getaway car
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

भगदड़ कार
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

سيارة المهرب
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Getaway Car
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

carro de fuga
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

Getaway গাড়ী
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

voiture en fuite
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Kereta percutian
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Fluchtauto
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

逃走車
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

도주 차량
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Getaway mobil
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

nơi nghỉ ngơi xe
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

கெஜ்ரிவால் கார்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

गहाळ कार
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

kaçış arabası
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

macchina per la fuga
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

samochód wypad
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Getaway Car
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

masina evadare
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

απόδραση αυτοκίνητο
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

wegkommotor
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

flyktbil
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

fluktbil
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of getaway car

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «GETAWAY CAR»

The term «getaway car» is quite widely used and occupies the 45.304 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about getaway car

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2 QUOTES WITH «GETAWAY CAR»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word getaway car.
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Sacha Baron Cohen
Normally in dangerous situations I have a getaway car.
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M. C. Gainey
I realized that after years of studying Shakespeare and Chekhov and regional repertory theater, what I really wanted to do was bust in and rob a bank and jump in the screaming getaway car and tear through the city and get in a shootout.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «GETAWAY CAR»

Discover the use of getaway car in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to getaway car and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Getaway Car: A Practical Memoir About Writing and Life
It is the road on which nearly everyone who wants to write-and many of the people who do write-get lost."So writes Ann Patchett in "The Getaway Car", a wry, wisdom-packed memoir of her life as a writer.
Ann Patchett, 2011
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In Search of Sacco and Vanzetti: Double Lives, Troubled ...
Barber Harry Arrogni said Goodridge told him he had seen a man in the getaway car, “but if I have got to say who the man was, I can't say.” Another barber, Nicola Damato, testified he heard Goodridge say that he hadn't seen anyone in the ...
Susan Mondshein Tejada, 2012
3
Life and Death of Pretty Boy Floyd
Floyd jabbed Stahly in the back with his gun and took his arm when they got to the getaway car. "You're going with us," the gangster insisted. But Stahly jerked out of his grip and told Floyd, "You've got your money. Make your getaway." " Come ...
Jeffery S. King, 1999
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New York Magazine
Getaway car. And I want the letter M stricken from the English language. See, you have to make one crazy demand. That way, if you get caught, you can plead insanity. [Long pause.] Getaway car. Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha." D "Well, we've had a few  ...
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Popular Science
—JOSHUA TOMKINS [PROTOTYPE] Co ookmgthe Getaway Car A two- second blast of microwave energy could stop a car in its tracks— and bring an end to Rosco P. Coltrane-style hot pursuits DRAMATIC HIGH-SPEED CAR CHASES MAKE ...
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Catecholamine Research in the 21st Century: Abstracts and ...
Abstracts and Graphical Abstracts, 10th International Catecholamine Symposium, 2012 Lee E. Eiden. 131 Willie Sutton's Getaway Car and the Pathogenesis of Parkinson Disease. Willie. Sutton's. Getaway. Car. and. the. Pathogenesis. of.
Lee E. Eiden, 2013
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A New Era of Catecholamines in the Laboratory and Clinic
Figure 12.8 The getaway car analogy. Catecholamine neurons are like the idling get- away car engine. Catecholamines such as DA leak from storage vesicles into the cyto- plasm, where they undergo enzymatic oxidation deamination ...
Lee E. Eiden, 2013
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HEARTLESS: Book Two in a series of four
The three that were dining iust a moment before now lay in a pool of blood, their bodies lifeless, their hopes and dreams of a minute ago, iust as dead. Outside the restaurant a getaway car sped off into the night, followed by a second car.
Danny Falcone, 2013
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Adrenaline and the Inner World: An Introduction to ...
Contamination of the fuel in the getaway car also could accelerate accumulation of "gunk" in the idling engine. Analogously, exposure to environmental agents, dietary factors, or medications might accelerate the accumulation of "gunk" in cells ...
David S. Goldstein, 2008
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Bride's Book of Etiquette
The best man will make sure all honeymoon luggage is safely stored in the getaway car. He will keep practical jokers away from the car and make sure that no decorations obstruct the driver's vision or hamper his hearing. He will also hand the ...
Bride Magazine, 2002

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «GETAWAY CAR»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term getaway car is used in the context of the following news items.
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Taxi used as getaway car after robbery
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — The alleged robber of a Key Bank in Southeast Portland used a taxi as a getaway car and was arrested soon after ... «KOIN.com, Jul 15»
2
Driving getaway car ruled not a life-without-parole crime
Driving a getaway car in a fatal armed robbery is grounds for a murder conviction. But it's not enough for a capital crime, the state Supreme ... «SFGate, Jul 15»
3
1 person injured during robbery, shooting in Fairfax
The son says the robber headed for a getaway car parked two doors down. "I tried to break the window and tell the person to come out," he ... «WJLA, Jul 15»
4
Thugs threatened pensioner at knifepoint and tried to kidnap 17 …
He said: “She was forced out of the house, down the street and into a waiting getaway car. The girl was petrified, but by sheer determination ... «Manchester Evening News, Jul 15»
5
Scott Disick Shares Picture of a Car on Daughter Penelope's …
Original story continues below... Getaway car? After his recent antics abroad, Scott Disick took to Instagram on Wednesday, July 8, to share his ... «Us Magazine, Jul 15»
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Getaway driver gets 2½ years in Enfield liquor store robbery
A Massachusetts man admitted Tuesday that he was the getaway car driver in the robbery of an Enfield liquor store in March and received a ... «Journal Inquirer, Jul 15»
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Getaway car tests awaited
The getaway car, a grey 1992 Subaru Legacy Saloon wagon, was found by police abandoned in Selwyn Cres shortly afterward. Yesterday ... «Wanganui Chronicle, Jul 15»
8
Newark police investigate 4 robberies at city bus stops, getaway car
A series of robberies Monday morning, sometimes violent, happened in Newark and one of those attacks was caught on video. There were at ... «WABC-TV, Jul 15»
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Bank robbery car getaway driver from KC sentenced to 55 months
In his plea, Williamson said he drove a getaway car in the following bank robberies: — April 24, 2014: UMB Bank, 6252 Raytown Road, ... «Topeka Capital Journal, Jul 15»
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Suspects Crash Getaway Car Following Armed Home Invasion
Authorities say shots were fired at the home in the 6400 block of Farmstead Drive, off of Albemarle Road. Three people took off in a car, but ... «TWC News, Jul 15»

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