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armoured car

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noun

  1. military a fast lightly armed and armoured vehicle, mainly used for reconnaissance

  2. any vehicle strengthened by armoured plate, esp a security van for transporting cash and valuables

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The mood outside court was tense as police deployed dozens of officers, an armoured car and a bomb disposal van to the area.

From Barron's • Feb. 8, 2026

The pair were part of the same four-man crew, in charge of a Rooikat armoured car.

From BBC • Aug. 25, 2023

Francis’s whirlwind tour will take him by plane, helicopter and possibly armoured car to four cities, including areas that most foreign dignitaries are unable to reach, let alone in such a short space of time.

From Reuters • Mar. 5, 2021

Mounir Bouchenaki, an Algerian archaeologist, and Mechtild Rössler, head of the Unesco World Heritage Centre, have made separate visits – Rössler in an armoured car, Bouchenaki in a convoy guarded by Russian helicopter gunships.

From The Guardian • Jun. 3, 2016

When our big grey machine hove in sight they not unnaturally took us for another armoured car and prepared to give us a warm reception.

From Fighting in Flanders by Powell, E. Alexander (Edward Alexander)