scout car
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of scout car
An Americanism dating back to 1940–45
Example Sentences
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Then came word that a scout car had been seen at the Home Depot in Carson.
From Slate ● Oct. 27, 2025
Panorama claimed that intelligence officers had tracked the movements of the bombers' car and a scout car on their way to Omagh.
From The Guardian ● Mar. 16, 2010
Schrotel passed easily, soon was assigned to night patrol duty in a scout car, and fell in love with his job.
From Time Magazine Archive
The coffin was placed on a gun carriage drawn by an amphibious army scout car, the modern-day Soviet equivalent of the traditional horse-drawn caisson.
From Time Magazine Archive
Send Danby and companion in scout car ahead, to report to me for special duty.
From The Boy Scout Automobilists or, Jack Danby in the Woods by Maitland, Robert
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