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armored car

armored car is the US standard spelling of armoured car.

Meaning of armoured car

Noun

armoured car (plural armoured cars)

  1. (UK) An armoured truck used to transfer valuables between locations, which consists of armour against light firearms.
  2. (UK) An automobile equipped with armour to protect important passengers.
  3. (UK) A small wheeled armoured fighting vehicle.
    • Armoured cars and tanks and guns / Came to take away our sons / But every man must stand behind the men behind the wire1971, “The Men Behind the Wire”, performed by The Barleycorn
  4. (UK) An armoured vehicle resistant to small arms fire.

Forms of armored car

pluralarmored cars

Questions about armored car

What is armored car the US standard spelling of?
Armored car is the US standard spelling of armoured car.

Words near armored car in the dictionary

  1. armor-piercing shots
  2. armor-plated
  3. armorbearer
  4. armorbearers
  5. armored
  6. armored car
  7. armored cars
  8. armored combat
  9. armored combat fight
  10. armored combat fighting
  11. armored combat fights

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