armored vehicle

Other forms: armored vehicles

Definitions of armored vehicle

1. noun

   a vehicle that is protected by armor plate
   synonyms: armoured vehicle

   types:

   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

   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

   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

   panzer

   an armored vehicle or tank

   type of:

   self-propelled vehicle

   a wheeled vehicle that carries in itself a means of propulsion