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Noun

armored vehicle - a vehicle that is protected by armor plate

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; "the paintings were delivered to the museum in an air-conditioned armored car"

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

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

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

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Taiwan to finish mass production of armored vehicles by 2023

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Syrian Army Utilizing Modern Military Vehicles to Cross Euphrates River

The forces reportedly include 60 tanks on 30 tank-transporters, 12 armored personnel carriers, 15 additional armored vehicles, more than 20 armored jeeps and 10 Military Police jeeps.

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Central Security forces soldier Yehia Shawqi Al-Sayed, 22, was killed when he was run over by a police armored vehicle in Al-Ahrash area near Rafah and on the Egypt-Gaza border.

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