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

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Example Sentences

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scout car

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

What he meant was that horses could "flow"' over terrain where no truck, scout car or tank could go.

From Time Magazine Archive

In a scout car, jouncing along at the head of the little column, was Lieut.

From Time Magazine Archive

Behind it, after a stunned moment of surprise and silent inaction, thundered the other car, a scout car of the Blue army.

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

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