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
Mykhailo drives us to a Ukrainian position – a journey we can only risk after dark, and in an armoured car.
From BBC
He served as a driver and wireless operator in armoured cars.
From BBC
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
The one carved into his memory in the cramped confines of an armoured car.
From BBC
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