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infantry fighting vehicle

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noun

  1. a heavily armored combat vehicle, as a tank, used to carry infantry into battle and provide support. IFV


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Ten years later he gained prominence when footage went viral showing his infantry fighting vehicle smashing through a makeshift barricade.

From BBC ● Jul. 22, 2026

Gen. Andrei Mordvichev and inspected a captured Swedish infantry fighting vehicle CV90.

From Washington Times ● Aug. 4, 2023

Beyond the stage, there was an array of German military equipment: an armored infantry fighting vehicle, an armored reconnaissance vehicle, decontamination equipment.

From New York Times ● Jan. 24, 2023

An earlier version of this story said a Russian BMP-3 infantry fighting vehicle was armed with a 100mm machine gun.

From Washington Post ● Dec. 27, 2022

A Russian service member drives a BMP-3 infantry fighting vehicle during military drills at the Kadamovsky range in the Rostov region, Russia December 20, 2021.

From Reuters ● Dec. 23, 2021

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