polac

See also: POLAC, polać, polăc, and połać

English

Alternative forms

• POLAC

Etymology

Blend of police +‎ accident

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈpəʊlæk/
• Homophone: Polack

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^[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

• P'cola, P-cola, copal, placo-

Friulian

Adjective

polac

1. Polish