armored car
2
5.5
- noun
- /ˈɑrmərd kɑr/
- US
:
vehículo blindado
- THE BANK OF EREBUS - NIGHT: Blade and Karen are dragged from the back of the truck, which is revealed now to be an armored car.
The Navy under Winston Churchill has already sent some armoured cars out to Belgium in that earlier period of manoeuvre.
- The Navy under Winston Churchill has already sent some armoured cars out to Belgium in that earlier period of manoeuvre.
Examples
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During the training exercise, each unit was assigned an armored car equipped with a machine gun.
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That jeep is an armored car of some type.
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But the demand for armored cars and other military equipment was not nearly sufficient to keep the Derby factory running.
Academic text (1997) -
The Russian armored car and an HMG unit stopped to cover the threat.
Blog text (9) -
Although exact totals have not been released, the armored car was at the end of a long circuit and may have been carrying upwards of $2 million.
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There's an armored car parked at the curb, on the other side of a low wall of sandbags.
Fiction book (1998) -
But there were no enemy troops, just the British Desert Rats in an armored car, hanging on to their seats, guns firing as they sped away and disappeared over the dunes as if they had been a mirage.
Fiction book (2001) -
The military used an armored car to transport troops safely during the operation.
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An armored car approached the checkpoint, ready for reconnaissance missions in the conflict zone.
Synonyms
22
3.4
A vehicle with heavy metal protection that keeps people safe from attack, like a tank or police van
8
3.7
A machine like a truck or tank that the army uses
A fast vehicle with light armour that scouts and watches ahead
A fast, lightly armored four-wheel-drive military vehicle with an open top used to find where the enemy is
How Armored
748
2.8
- Specialized
- Specialized
14
5.3
- US
2
5.5
200
1.3
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a car protected by armor' is directly and compositionally derived from 'armored' (protected by armor) + 'car' (vehicle), so a B1 learner who knows both words can infer it refers to a vehicle fitted with armor; the military/armed usage is a straightforward contextual extension. This noun compound follows regular compounding patterns found across languages, making it immediately comprehensible rather than idiomatic.
Etymology
Armored car comes from the image of a car fitted with metal armored plates and a gun so soldiers could drive and fight safely. That's why it means 'a light military vehicle with protection and weapons'.