English noun: black Maria | |||
1. | black Maria (artifact) van used by police to transport prisoners | ||
Synonyms | paddy wagon, patrol wagon, police van, police wagon, wagon | ||
Broader (hypernym) | van | ||
2. | Black Maria (act) a form of whist in which players avoid winning tricks containing hearts or the queen of spades | ||
Synonyms | hearts | ||
Broader (hypernym) | long whist, short whist, whist | ||