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
Minutes later, an armoured car arrived and took them to a military truck, where Idris and his friends found 50 other migrants huddled inside.
From BBC • Oct. 21, 2021
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
She earned a living by working as a corrections officer at New York’s Rikers Island prison and as an armoured car guard for the Wells Fargo corporation.
From The Guardian • Nov. 20, 2016
He was not over-pleased however because the armoured car was not powered.
From Coming of Age: 1939-1946 by Cox, John
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