polac

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See also: polăc, polać, połać, and POLAC

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Etymology

Blend of police +‎ accident

Pronunciation

Noun

polac (plural polacs)

  1. (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:
      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, 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!

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Adjective

polac

  1. Polish
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