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

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

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

From Time Magazine Archive

He heard the muffled sounds of hobnailed boots marching along in the street outside, and the clanking sound of tank and scout car tractor treads on the stones.

From Dave Dawson at Dunkirk by Bowen, Robert Sydney