scout car

American  

noun

1. a fast, lightly-armored military vehicle equipped with guns and used chiefly for reconnaissance.

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scout car British  

noun

1. a fast lightly armoured vehicle used for reconnaissance

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Etymology

Origin of scout car

An Americanism dating back to 1940–45

Example Sentences

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

The fire heated the steel of the scout car and we detoured around the lake, which reflected the fiery glow.

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

So he hoped that the work in the scout car would distract Jack's mind and lead him to forget his promise to Broom to see what the Scout-Master and his assistant thought of the plan.

From The Boy Scout Automobilists or, Jack Danby in the Woods by Maitland, Robert