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ARMORED VEHICLE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A vehicle that is protected by armor plate
Synonyms:
armored vehicle; armoured vehicle
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("armored vehicle" is a kind of...):
self-propelled vehicle (a wheeled vehicle that carries in itself a means of propulsion)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "armored vehicle"):
armored car; armoured car (a military combat vehicle on wheels with light armor (and usually a machine gun))
armored car; armoured car (an armor-plated truck with strong doors and locks used to transport money or valuables)
APC; armored personnel carrier; armoured personnel carrier ((military) an armored vehicle (usually equipped with caterpillar treads) that is used to transport infantry)
assault gun (an armored vehicle with the chassis of a tank (but no turret) and a large gun; used as an antitank weapon and to support infantry)
armored combat vehicle; armoured combat vehicle; army tank; tank (an enclosed armored military vehicle; has a cannon and moves on caterpillar treads)
tank destroyer (an armored vehicle equipped with an antitank gun and capable of high speeds)
