armored combat vehicle
- noun
- /ˈɑrmərd ˈkɒmbæt ˈviːhɪkl/
- Specialized
:
vehículo de combate acorazado
- The military deployed several armored combat vehicles to protect the troops during the operation.
- armored combat vehicles and tanks
- armored combat vehicles and artillery
Examples
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The two alliances initially agreed to establish common ceilings for tanks, artillery, armored combat vehicles, and attack helicopters, and to discuss river-crossing equipment, military manpower, and land-based, fixed-wing aircraft.
Academic text (1991) -
Each state is also permitted to convert 750 tanks and 3,000 armored combat vehicles.
Academic text (1991) -
Within these limits, neither may have more than 1,500 "heavy armored combat vehicles" (HACVs) with guns as large as 75 millimeters.
Academic text (1991) -
The USSR plans to convert its quota of 3,000 armored combat vehicles and 750 tanks to such uses as firefighting.
Academic text (1991) -
The limits in the most critical, innermost zone for each alliance are 7,500 battle tanks, 11,250 armored combat vehicles, and 5,000 artillery pieces, fewer than half the numbers allowed in active units for the entire treaty area.
Academic text (1991) -
The Soviet government disclosed in late 1990 that it had moved more than 20,000 tanks, 25,000 armored combat vehicles, and 20,000 artillery pieces out of the treaty area, leading to rumblings of discontent in the U.S. Senate.
Academic text (1991) -
The armored combat vehicles were designed to withstand enemy fire while providing support on the battlefield.
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During the parade, the city showcased its fleet of armored combat vehicles to demonstrate military strength.
Synonyms
748
2.8
A heavily armored vehicle with a large gun that moves on tracks
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
2
3.5
A heavy armored vehicle with a large gun that moves on tracks and fights in war
1
8.4
A large armored vehicle used in war, like an early tank
An armored vehicle with a large gun on a tank body that supports soldiers and fights tanks
How Armored
- Specialized
2
3.5
- Specialized
- Specialized
14
5.3
- Specialized
22
3.4
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a vehicle used in fighting that is protected by armor' is directly and transparently built from 'armored' (protected by armor) + 'combat' (fighting) + 'vehicle' (a machine for transport). This compositional, adjective+noun construction is cross-linguistically common, so a B1 learner who knows the constituents would readily infer the MWE's basic meaning (even if specific military details like armament or tracks are not specified).
Etymology
Armored combat vehicle paints a simple picture: a protected vehicle covered in metal (armored) with weapons for combat, like a rolling box with a gun on tracks. So, it means a military vehicle with heavy protection and a cannon used to 'fight' on the battlefield.