personnel carrier
18
4.9
- noun
- /ˈpɜrsənəl ˈkɛrɪər/
- Specialized
:
vehículo blindado de transporte de personal
- The troops were safely transported in the personnel carrier during the military exercise.
- an armored personnel carrier
- tanks and armored personnel carriers
They're not just personnel carriers, they are battle tanks designed to destroy and attack.
- They're not just personnel carriers, they are battle tanks designed to destroy and attack.
- We have panders like armored personnel carriers that are really really fast zipping all over the town.
- They have enough funding now, billions of dollars to buy the best guns, The weapons, the weaponry, the the, you know, the personnel carriers.
Examples
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Hawk jets, tanks, and armored personnel carriers support the troops now fighting in the jungles.
Academic text (2002) -
Much of the regular patrolling, week in and week out, was undertaken by SWAPOL Koevoet units in protected personnel carriers.
Academic text (1993) -
Police stuck to their armored personnel carriers.
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How about an armored personnel carrier?
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Move armoured personnel carriers and half tracks from the east sector to the west.
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That convoy of personnel carriers is still not accounted for!
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Military Land Rovers and an armored personnel carrier stood outside.
Fiction book (1999) -
The utility of heavy tanks and well-protected armored personnel carriers was proven beyond question.
Academic text (2015) -
At least 12 trucks were seen transporting tanks and armored personnel carriers, and a number of buses carrying soldiers arrived.
Blog text (11) -
At major intersections, National Guard armored personnel carriers and Humvees squat ominously.
Fiction book (2000)
Synonyms
35
3.2
A vehicle that transports goods or people
14
5.3
A military vehicle with metal protection that carries soldiers safely
8
3.7
A machine like a truck or tank that the army uses
3
6.5
A heavy military vehicle with armor and tracks that carries soldiers
3
4.4
A vehicle like a truck or plane that carries soldiers
2
4.9
A vehicle like a truck, ship, or helicopter that carries soldiers
How Protected
- Specialized
14
5.3
- Specialized
18
4.9
200
1.3
- US
∞
1.0
Surface Forms
Morphology
The compound is directly compositional: 'personnel' (people/staff) + 'carrier' (a vehicle that transports) yields a vehicle that carries people. A B1 learner who knows both constituents will readily infer it refers to a vehicle for transporting people (the specialised military/armored nuance may not be fully specified but the core meaning is transparent).
Etymology
Personnel carrier comes from its literal parts: personnel means people who serve and carrier means something that 'carries', so it names a vehicle that carries soldiers. That's why the phrase means 'a vehicle, often armored, that moves soldiers and their equipment'.