(n)a car in which policemen cruise the streets; equipped with radiotelephonic communications to headquarters, Syn.prowl car, police car, police cruiser, patrol car, squad car

The Collaborative International Dictionary of English (GCIDE) v.0.53Collaborative International Dictionary (GCIDE)

Prowl

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Prowled p. pr. & vb. n. Prowling. ] [ OE. prollen to search about; of uncertain origin, perh. for proglen, a dim. of prog to beg, or proke to poke. Cf. Proke. ] 1. To rove over, through, or about in a stealthy manner; esp., to search in, as for prey or booty. [ 1913 Webster ]

He prowls each place, still in new colors decked. Sir P. Sidney. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To collect by plunder; as, to prowl money. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

Prowl

v. i. To rove or wander stealthily, esp. for prey, as a wild beast; hence, to prey; to plunder. [ 1913 Webster ]

Prowl

n. The act of prowling. [ Colloq. ] Smart. [ 1913 Webster ]

Prowler

n. One that prowls. Thomson. [ 1913 Webster ]

Prowling

a. Accustomed to prowl, or engaged in roving stealthily, as for prey. “A prowling wolf.” Milton. -- Prowl"ing*ly, adv. [1913 Webster]

German-English: TU-Chemnitz DING DictionaryDING DE-EN Dictionary

Herumtreiber { m }

prowler[Add to Longdo]

herumtreiben | herumtreibend

to prowl | prowling[Add to Longdo]

trieb herum

prowled[Add to Longdo]

Japanese-English: EDICT DictionaryEDICT JP-EN Dictionary

うろつき回る;彷徨き回る

[うろつきまわる, urotsukimawaru](v5r) to rove; to prowl; to go cruising[Add to Longdo]

空き巣(P);空巣;明き巣

[あきす, akisu](n) (1) prowler; sneak thief; cat burglar; (2) empty nest; (P)[Add to Longdo]

空き巣狙い;空き巣ねらい;空巣狙い

[あきすねらい, akisunerai](n) prowler; sneak thief[Add to Longdo]

付け狙う;附け狙う

[つけねらう, tsukenerau](v5u, vt) to prowl after; to keep watch on[Add to Longdo]

密行

[みっこう, mikkou](n, vs) prowling about; traveling in secret; travelling in secret[Add to Longdo]

彷徨う(P);さ迷う

[さまよう, samayou](v5u, vi) to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to wander about; to roam about; to knock around; (P)[Add to Longdo]

彷徨く

[うろつく(P);ウロつく, urotsuku (P); uro tsuku](v5k, vi) (1) (uk) to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to wander aimlessly; to knock around; (2) to be confused from not knowing what to do; (P)[Add to Longdo]

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