ARMORED VEHICLE

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

A vehicle that is protected by armor plate

Synonyms:

armored vehicle; armoured vehicle

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("armored vehicle" is a kind of...):

self-propelled vehicle (a wheeled vehicle that carries in itself a means of propulsion)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "armored vehicle"):

armored car; armoured car (a military combat vehicle on wheels with light armor (and usually a machine gun))

armored car; armoured car (an armor-plated truck with strong doors and locks used to transport money or valuables)

APC; armored personnel carrier; armoured personnel carrier ((military) an armored vehicle (usually equipped with caterpillar treads) that is used to transport infantry)

assault gun (an armored vehicle with the chassis of a tank (but no turret) and a large gun; used as an antitank weapon and to support infantry)

armored combat vehicle; armoured combat vehicle; army tank; tank (an enclosed armored military vehicle; has a cannon and moves on caterpillar treads)

tank destroyer (an armored vehicle equipped with an antitank gun and capable of high speeds)