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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Outside a housing project near Ceuta port, Spanish soldiers detained a group of nine tired-looking migrants who were sitting on the pavement, guarded by troops with an armoured car, an AFP reporter said.
From Barron's ● Aug. 2, 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
The one carved into his memory in the cramped confines of an armoured car.
From BBC ● Aug. 25, 2023
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
He was up here with an armoured car in May.
From Men, Women and Guns by H. C. (Herman Cyril) McNeile
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