casspir

British  

/ ˈkæspɜː /

noun

1. an armoured military vehicle

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Etymology

Origin of casspir

C20: coined from an anagram of CSIR (Council for Scientific and Industrial Research) and SAP (South African Police)

Example Sentences

The Casspir, too, is part of this story.

From Slate

In the 1980s, the Casspir proliferated across the country, moving from the battlefield and onto the streets.

From Slate

Eventually, the Casspir was deployed to patrol townships, the residential neighborhoods where many Black South Africans lived.

From Slate

Musk would have likely seen the Casspir vehicles in the South Africa of his childhood.

From Slate

Irvin sketched an angular, armored military vehicle: the Casspir, a ubiquitous sight in the nation’s townships during the final decades of apartheid.

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