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weapons carrier

American  

noun

Military.
  1. a light truck for transporting weapons or munitions in the field.


Etymology

Origin of weapons carrier

First recorded in 1945–50


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His legislation would require a concealed weapons carrier to be at least 21, require disclosure of all prior arrests, convictions and restraining orders, and mandate in-person interviews, psychiatric evaluations and character references.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 30, 2022

We trundled around the northwestern portion of the island, looking for monk seals in a battered, Korean War-era weapons carrier, a kind of truck, with wooden planks for benches.

From New York Times ● May 8, 2013

Army weapons carrier one evening last week, bearing seven off-duty medics of the 186th Field Artillery Batallion.

From Time Magazine Archive

When the captain finished reading the charges, three husky MPs stepped up to the young men and marched them off to a weapons carrier.

From Time Magazine Archive

He continued to study the weapons carrier arrangements, noting that the chargers were hot, ready for instant activation.

From The Best Made Plans by H. R. van Dongen

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