Bradley Fighting Vehicle

American  

noun

1. a 25-ton, tracked U.S. armored personnel carrier of the 1980s, designed to carry nine soldiers into battle and armed with a 25 mm rapid-fire cannon, a machine gun, and an antitank missile launcher.

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Etymology

Origin of Bradley Fighting Vehicle

Named after General Omar Bradley

Example Sentences

The armored Bradley Fighting Vehicle has a powerful gun and has been used regularly by the U.S.

From Reuters • Jan. 6, 2023

The Bradley Fighting Vehicle is designed to carry troops into battle while providing them with cover firepower to combat enemy troops.

From Washington Times • Jan. 5, 2023

Cashe, 35, is credited with repeatedly braving a burning Bradley Fighting Vehicle near the Iraqi town of Duluiyah on Oct.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 16, 2021

Sgt. 1st Class Alwyn Cashe, who had been riding in the front of the Bradley Fighting Vehicle, appeared out of the darkness.

From Washington Post • Dec. 15, 2021

The American company makes the Army’s Bradley Fighting Vehicle and provides information technology systems to American intelligence agencies and repair services to the U.S.

From BusinessWeek • Dec. 23, 2011