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Black and white

(law enforcement) A police patrol car.

📖 Definitions of "Black and white"

noun
  1. 1

    (law enforcement) A police patrol car.

  2. 2

    (by extension) The police, a police officer or the clothing they wear.

  3. 3

    A type of giant cookie (about 8 inches diameter) with icing on the top side: half white, half dark chocolate.

adjective
  1. 1

    Easily divided into diametrically opposing camps or schools of thought.

adjective
  1. 1

    Of art, a photograph or photography, using shades of grey/gray rather than colour/color.

  2. 2

    Of a television or monitor, displaying images in shades of grey/gray rather than colour/color.

  3. 3

    Classifying people, objects or concepts as two polar opposites, especially "right" and "wrong"; dichotomous and inflexible.

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