prowl car vs patrol car

prowl car and patrol car both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
prowl car	Yes	No	No	No
patrol car	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, prowl car and patrol car are synonyms defined as:

prowl car and patrol car: a car in which policemen cruise the streets; equipped with radiotelephonic communications to headquarters

Other synonyms of prowl car include cruiser, police car, police cruiser, squad car.

prowl car (noun)	patrol car (noun)
a car in which policemen cruise the streets; equipped with radiotelephonic communications to headquarters	a car in which policemen cruise the streets; equipped with radiotelephonic communications to headquarters