Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun black_maria

2 senses of black maria

Sense 1
police van, police wagon, paddy wagon, patrol wagon, wagon, black Maria -- (van used by police to transport prisoners)
       => van -- (a truck with an enclosed cargo space)

Sense 2
hearts, Black Maria -- (a form of whist in which players avoid winning tricks containing hearts or the queen of spades)
       => whist, long whist, short whist -- (a card game for four players who form two partnerships; a pack of 52 cards is dealt and each side scores one point for each trick it takes in excess of six)