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armoured vehicle

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Noun1.armoured vehiclearmoured 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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These submunitions can then perforate armoured vehicles with their explosive cargo, wound or kill people (including civilians) with their shrapnel, and cause fires (Zenit, Sept.
This project resulted from an unsolicited proposal from General Motors Diesel Division intended to prevent the closure of the armoured vehicle production facility in London, Ontario following the delivery of the last LAV-25 to the US Marine Corps.
 
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