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Black_Maria

Black Maria

English

Noun

Black Maria ‎(plural Black Marias)

(slang) A police van for transporting prisoners.

See also

paddy wagon

Translations

a police van for transporting prisoners

Danish: salatfad n
Finnish: mustamaija (fi)

German: grüne Minna
Norwegian: svartemarje (no) c
Russian: тюре́мная каре́та f ‎(tjurémnaja karéta), вороно́к (ru) m ‎(voronók), чёрный во́рон m ‎(čórnyj vóron), чёрная Мару́ся f ‎(čórnaja Marúsja)

References

"Black Maria" in Michael Quinion, Ballyhoo, Buckaroo, and Spuds, 2004.