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Noun: armored car  aar-murd kaar
Usage: US (elsewhere: armoured car)
  1. (military) a military combat vehicle on wheels with light armor (and usually a machine gun)
    "The armored car patrolled the perimeter of the base";
    - armoured car [Brit, Cdn]
     
  2. An armor-plated truck with strong doors and locks used to transport money or valuables
    "the paintings were delivered to the museum in an air-conditioned armored car";
    - armoured car [Brit, Cdn]

Derived forms: armored cars

Type of: armored vehicle [US], armoured vehicle [Brit, Cdn]

Encyclopedia: Armored car