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
A fleet of police and Secret Service vehicles, including Mr Biden's armoured car nicknamed "The Beast", travelled along the M8 motorway to the conference venue.
From BBC • Nov. 2, 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
The group then clambered into an armoured car and were driven away.
From The Guardian • Mar. 28, 2020
When our big grey machine hove in sight they not unnaturally took us for another armoured car and prepared to give us a warm reception.
From Fighting in Flanders by Powell, E. Alexander (Edward Alexander)
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