armoured car
Britishnoun
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military a fast lightly armed and armoured vehicle, mainly used for reconnaissance
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any vehicle strengthened by armoured plate, esp a security van for transporting cash and valuables
Example Sentences
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The mood outside court was tense as police deployed dozens of officers, an armoured car and a bomb disposal van to the area.
From Barron's ● Feb. 8, 2026
Mykhailo drives us to a Ukrainian position – a journey we can only risk after dark, and in an armoured car.
From BBC ● Jan. 17, 2025
A security guard thrust open the door to Antony Blinken's armoured car and the US secretary of state strode out down a line of yellow barricades.
From BBC ● Mar. 22, 2024
Francis’s whirlwind tour will take him by plane, helicopter and possibly armoured car to four cities, including areas that most foreign dignitaries are unable to reach, let alone in such a short space of time.
From Reuters ● Mar. 5, 2021
At the western corner of the Palace lay a big armoured car with a red flag flying from it, newly lettered in red paint: "S.R.S.D."
From Ten Days That Shook the World by John Reed
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