armored car

American  

noun

1. an armorplated truck with strong locks and doors, and usually portholes for guards to shoot through, for transporting money and valuables, as to and from banks.

2. a military combat and reconnaissance vehicle with wheels, light armor, and usually machine guns.

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Etymology

Origin of armored car

First recorded in 1910–15

Example Sentences

Tiananmen Square was cleared out before the president’s armored car pulled up, with senior officials including Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent awaiting the president on the steps of the hall.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026

At the time, he wore a bullet-proof vest and was driven around in an armored car with tinted windows.

From BBC • Jan. 17, 2026

“For those talking about whether I’m alive or not, how I’m doing, now it’s the weekend, the second half of August 2023, I’m in Africa,” Prigozhin, who is seen traveling in an armored car, says.

From Washington Times • Aug. 31, 2023

He will be at the Sambadrome on Wednesday, opening judges’ sealed envelopes transported there by armored car.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 22, 2023

Even the Nigerian armored car, left abandoned at the end of the street, had grass growing from its tires.

From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie