trap car

trap car (plural trap cars)

1. (law enforcement) A vehicle used by law enforcement agencies as bait to capture car thieves or thieves who steal items from cars.
2. A vehicle infused with very dark tints in order to evade capture or scrutiny.
3. A railroad car used for much smaller shipments usually within terminal or city limits.
4. (smuggling) A passenger vehicle used for drug smuggling that is equipped with sophisticated mechanistic designs that reveal “stash spots” for drugs only when certain functions of the vehicle are performed simultaneously or in sequence.