PADDY WAGON

Meaning of PADDY WAGON in English

■ noun N. Amer. informal a police van.

Origin

1930s: paddy from Paddy .

Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004

PADDY WAGON — noun Etymology: probably from Paddy Date: 1930 an enclosed motortruck used by police to carry prisoners
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
PADDY WAGON — noun Etymology: probably from paddy (III) : patrol wagon
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PADDY WAGON — Informal. See patrol wagon . [ 1925-30; prob. paddy policeman, special use of PADDY ]
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
PADDY WAGON — noun Etymology: probably from Paddy Date: 1930 : an enclosed motortruck used by police to carry prisoners — called also …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
PADDY WAGON — Pronunciation: ' pa-d ē - Function: noun Etymology: probably from Paddy Date: 1930 : an enclosed motortruck used by police …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
PADDY WAGON — [pad.dy wagon] n [prob. fr. Paddy] (1930): an enclosed motortruck used by police to carry prisoners--called also Black Maria, patrol …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
PADDY WAGON — noun ( informal , NAmE ) = patrol wagon •• WORD ORIGIN 1930s: paddy from Paddy , perhaps because formerly …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
PADDY WAGON — I. Black Ma ‧ ri ‧ a /ˌblæk məˈraɪə/ BrE AmE British English ‖ police wagon , or paddy wagon …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
PADDY WAGON — noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ It had been an honest mistake, though, the paddy wagon men believing he was dead …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
PADDY WAGON — {n.}, {informal} A police van used for transporting prisoners to jail or the police station. * /The police threw the …
Slang English vocab
PADDY WAGON — (n): police van (ireland sleng)
Slang English vocab
PADDY WAGON — {n.}, {informal} A police van used for transporting prisoners to jail or the police station. * /The police threw the …
Словарь английских идиом
PADDY WAGON — n. , informal A police van used for transporting prisoners to jail or the police station. The police threw the …
American Idioms English vocabulary
PADDY-WAGON — (сленг) тюремный автомобиль, тюремный фургон, "черный ворон"
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
PADDY-WAGON — n сл. тюремный автомобиль, тюремный фургон, «чёрный ворон»
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
PADDY WAGON — тюремный автомобиль; тюремный фургон; черный ворон
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
PADDY WAGON — (n) тюремный автомобиль; тюремный фургон; черный ворон
English-Russian Lingvistica'98 dictionary
PADDY-WAGON — n сл. тюремный автомобиль, тюремный фургон, «чёрный ворон»
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
PADDY-WAGON — n сл. тюремный автомобиль, тюремный фургон, «чёрный ворон»
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
PADDY WAGON — тюремный автомобиль; тюремный фургон; черный ворон
Англо-Русский дополнительный словарь
PADDY WAGON — разг "черный ворон" Полицейский легковой автомобиль, оборудованный для перевозки арестованных. Переднее сидение отгорожено стеклом и решеткой, заднее сидение узкое и сделано из …
PADDY WAGON — разг. "черный ворон" Полицейский легковой автомобиль, оборудованный для перевозки арестованных. Переднее сидение отгорожено стеклом и решеткой, заднее сидение узкое и …
PADDY WAGON — n AmE sl The hapless gamblers were escorted into the paddy wagon — Незадачливых игроков посадили в "черный ворон" The cop put …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современной разговорной лексики - Глазунов
PADDY WAGON — n AmE sl The hapless gamblers were escorted into the paddy wagon — Незадачливых игроков посадили в "черный ворон" The …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современной разговорной лексики
PADDY WAGON — paddy wagon n AmE sl The hapless gamblers were escorted into the paddy wagon Незадачливых игроков посадили в "черный ворон" …
Англо-Русский новый словарь современного неформального английского языка
PADDY WAGON — The hapless gamblers were escorted into the paddy wagon — Незадачливых игроков посадили в "черный ворон" The cop put the …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современного неформального английского
PADDY-WAGON — (сленг) тюремный автомобиль, тюремный фургон, "черный ворон"
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
WAGON — n (railroad) car; wagon restaurante dining car, diner; wagon lectos sleeping car
Interlingua English vocab
WAGON — I. ˈwagən, ˈwaig- sometimes ˈwaag- or -g ə ŋ noun ( -s ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: earlier wagan, wagen, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PADDY — I. noun also padi ˈpadē, -di ( plural paddies also padis ) Etymology: Malay padi 1. or paddy rice : …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
WAGON — — wagonless , adj. /wag"euhn/ , n. 1. any of various kinds of four-wheeled vehicles designed to be pulled or …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
WAGON — I. ˈwa-gən noun Etymology: Dutch wagen, from Middle Dutch — more at wain Date: 15th century 1. a. : a …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
PADDY — noun ( plural Paddies ) Etymology: from Paddy, Hiberno-English nickname for Patrick Date: 1780 often offensive : Irishman
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
WAGON — noun a chariot. 2. wagon ·noun a freight car on a railway. 3. wagon ·noun the dipper, or charles's wain. …
Webster English vocab
PADDY — adj low; mean; boorish; vagabond. 2. paddy ·noun unhusked rice; commonly so called in the east indies. 3. paddy …
Webster English vocab
PADDY — ~ 1 ■ noun ( plural paddies ) 1》 a field where rice is grown. 2》 rice still in the …
Concise Oxford English vocab
WAGON — [wag.on] n [D wagen, fr. MD--more at wain] (15c) 1 a: a usu. four-wheel vehicle for transporting bulky commodities and …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
PADDY — [pad.dy] also padi n, pl paddies also pad.is [Malay padi] (1623) 1: rice; esp: threshed unmilled rice 2: wet land …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
WAGON — four-wheeled vehicle designed to be drawn by draft animals and known to have been used as early as the 1st …
Britannica English vocabulary
PADDY — also called Rice Paddy, small, level, flooded field used to cultivate rice in southern and eastern Asia. Wet-rice cultivation is …
Britannica English vocabulary
WAGON — wagon BrE AmE ˈwæɡ ə n ▷ wagon|s z ▶ ˈ wagon train BrE AmE
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
PADDY — padd|y, Padd|y BrE AmE ˈpæd |i ▷ padd|ies, \~y's iz ▶ ˈ paddy field BrE AmE ▶ ˈ paddy ˌ …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
WAGON — / ˈwægən; NAmE / noun 1. ( BrE ) ( NAmE ˈfreight car ) a railway / railroad truck for …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
PADDY — / ˈpædi; NAmE / noun ( pl. -ies ) 1. (also ˈpaddy field ) a field in which rice is …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
WAGON — wag ‧ on BrE AmE ( also waggon British English ) /ˈwæɡən/ noun [countable] [ Date: 1400-1500 ; Language: Dutch …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
PADDY — Paddy BrE AmE noun ( plural Paddies ) [countable] taboo an offensive word for someone from Ireland. Do not use …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
PADDY — pad ‧ dy /ˈpædi/ BrE AmE noun ( plural paddies ) [countable] [ Date: 1600-1700 ; Language: Malay ; Origin: …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
WAGON — n. (also Brit. waggon) 1 a four-wheeled vehicle for heavy loads, often with a removable tilt or cover. 2 Brit. …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
PADDY — n. (pl. -ies) Brit. colloq. a rage; a fit of temper. [PADDY]
Английский основной разговорный словарь
PADDY — n. (pl. -ies) 1 (in full paddy-field) a field where rice is grown. 2 rice before threshing or in the …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
WAGON — n. (also Brit. waggon) 1 a four-wheeled vehicle for heavy loads, often with a removable tilt or cover. 2 Brit. …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
PADDY — n. (pl. -ies) Brit. colloq. a rage; a fit of temper. [ PADDY ]
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
WAGON — n. (also Brit. waggon) 1. a four-wheeled vehicle for heavy loads, often with a removable tilt or cover. 2 Brit. …
Oxford English vocab
PADDY — 1. n. (pl. -ies) 1. (in full paddy-field) a field where rice is grown. 2 rice before threshing or in …
Oxford English vocab
WAGON — ( wagons) Note: in BRIT, also use 'waggon' 1. A wagon is a strong vehicle with four wheels, usually pulled …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
PADDY — ( paddies) A paddy or a paddy field is a field that is kept flooded with water and is used …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
WAGON — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES chuck wagon paddy wagon station wagon wagon train welcome wagon ▪ The company is bringing …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
PADDY — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES paddy wagon rice paddy COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ NOUN field ▪ The building of irrigation …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
WAGON — [UK and ANZ] waggon [noun] [C] - a vehicle with four wheels, which must be pulled or pushed and can …
Cambridge English vocab
WAGON — Synonyms and related words : Black Maria, Conestoga wagon, barge, boat, bus, caravan, carryall, cart, coach, covered wagon, cruiser, dray, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
WAGON — See: FIX SOMEONE'S WAGON, HITCH ONE'S WAGON TO A STAR, JUMP ON THE BAND WAGON, OFF THE WAGON, ON THE …
Slang English vocab
WAGON — noun 1 vehicle pulled by animals ADJECTIVE ▪ covered , open ▪ horse-drawn ▪ hay , supply ▪ laden ▪ …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
PADDY — noun Paddy is used before these nouns: ↑ field Paddy is used after these nouns: ↑ rice
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
WAGON — See: FIX SOMEONE'S WAGON, HITCH ONE'S WAGON TO A STAR, JUMP ON THE BAND WAGON, OFF THE WAGON, ON THE …
Словарь английских идиом

Concise Oxford English vocab

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