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armoured car

armoured car noun: an armoured truck used to transfer valuables between locations, which consists of armour against light firearms.

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.

Synonyms of armoured car

Forms of armoured car

pluralarmoured cars
alternative formarmored car

Questions about armoured car

What does armoured car mean?
Armoured car means an armoured truck used to transfer valuables between locations, which consists of armour against light firearms.
What part of speech is armoured car?
Armoured car is a noun.
What is the plural of armoured car?
The plural of armoured car is armoured cars.

Words near armoured car in the dictionary

  1. armour-piercing
  2. armour-plated
  3. armourbearer
  4. armourbearers
  5. armoured
  6. armoured car
  7. armoured cars
  8. armoured combat
  9. armoured combat fight
  10. armoured combat fighting
  11. armoured combat fights

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