polac
English
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]polac (plural polacs)
- (UK, law enforcement) A road-traffic accident that occurs due to presence of a police vehicle.
- 1990, Robert Chesshyre, Force: Inside the Police, Pan Macmillan, →ISBN:
- An accident involving a police car is known as a 'polac', and is investigated 'independently' by the area traffic department rather than by the division to which the driver belongs.
- 2001 February 12, John Sutherland, The Guardian[1]:
- Before getting out of his van, he sent out a Polac (police accident) bulletin on his radio.
- 2007 January 2, magoo, “Standard Driving Test for Special Constables”, in Police Community[2], archived from the original on 5 February 2021, Roads Policing:
- Two weeks in my opinion cant surely be enough.¶ Oh well, whatever saves money. (they way to stop Polacs is apparently to create an initial phase pursuit course (1 to 2 days)! mmmm I think perhaps the way might be to stop decreasing the length of the course and to give drivers some appropriate vehicles, but thats another thread!
Anagrams
[edit]Friulian
[edit]Adjective
[edit]polac