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Noun: armored personnel carrier
Usage: US (elsewhere: armoured personnel carrier)
  1. (military) an armored vehicle (usually equipped with caterpillar treads) that is used to transport infantry
    "The soldiers boarded the armored personnel carrier for the mission";
    - armoured personnel carrier [Brit, Cdn], APC

Derived forms: armored personnel carriers

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

Encyclopedia: Armored personnel carrier