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hostile vehicle

hostile vehicle noun: a vehicle being used as an improvised weapon, intending to ram people or structures or deliver a bomb.

Noun

hostile vehicle (plural hostile vehicles)

  1. (attributive, usually) a vehicle being used as an improvised weapon, intending to ram people or structures or deliver a bomb
    • Recent terrorist incidents and violent extremist propaganda demonstrate that hostile vehicle attacks continue to be of interest to violent extremists globally2017 Australia-New Zealand Counter-Terrorism Committee "Hostile vehicle guidelines for crowded places"
    • there are some new benches (which also double up as hostile-vehicle barriers)2024 September 12, Oliver Wainwright, “Total bollards: the iconic ‘eco-Blade Runner’ roundabout that became a grim £132m ‘abomination’”, in The Guardian

Forms of hostile vehicle

pluralhostile vehicles
alternative formhostile-vehicle

Questions about hostile vehicle

What does hostile vehicle mean?
Hostile vehicle means a vehicle being used as an improvised weapon, intending to ram people or structures or deliver a bomb.
What part of speech is hostile vehicle?
Hostile vehicle is a noun.
What is the plural of hostile vehicle?
The plural of hostile vehicle is hostile vehicles.

Words near hostile vehicle in the dictionary

  1. hostile environment
  2. hostile possession
  3. hostile possessions
  4. hostile takeover
  5. hostile takeovers
  6. hostile vehicle
  7. hostile witness
  8. hostile witnesses
  9. hostilely
  10. hostileness
  11. hostiles

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