armoured vehicle

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armoured vehicle - a vehicle that is protected by armor plate

armored vehicle

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; "the paintings were delivered to the museum in an air-conditioned armored car"

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

self-propelled vehicle - a wheeled vehicle that carries in itself a means of propulsion

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

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In a twist of irony, authorities dodged Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) supporters by bringing former prime minister Nawaz Sharif in a Land Cruiser vehicle instead of an armoured vehicle. On his last court appearance, the former premier was brought in an armoured vehicle and his supporters were expecting the same.

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Summary: Islamabad [Pakistan], August 13 (ANI): Several Pakistani citizens expressed anguish over visuals of former Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif being taken to the National Accountability Court (NAB) in Islamabad in an armoured vehicle. People felt that being a former Prime Minister Sharif, proper protocol should have been followed while transporting him to the court in full public glare.

Pak netizens outraged over Sharif's armoured vehicle

ARMOURED vehicle manufacturing could return to the North East after the Government confirmed it would press ahead with plans to buy new Mechanised Infantry Vehicles (MIV).

Military vehicles deal could create 1,000 new jobs; MP WELCOMES NEWS PARTS OF ARMOURED MIV COULD BE BUILT IN CITY

ANORTH East engineering leader could be in line for a jobs boost as part of the supply chain for the Army's new armoured vehicle.

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To maintain, or improve, an armoured vehicle's mobility performance inevitably requires increasing the power provided by the engine, and the efficiency of the matching transmission and drivetrain.

A CERTAIN RATIO: Achieving mobility in challenging environments is paramount for all military vehicles; however, assuring this in the armoured vehicle domain is far more difficult yet absolutely critical to allow platforms to achieve their missions

A POLICEMAN was nearly burnt alive when a mob hurled more than 50 Molotov cocktails at an armoured vehicle, a court heard.

Officer recounts firebombs ordeal

A police officer and five conscripts were injured during the early hours of Tuesday morning due to an improvised explosive device (IED) attack executed against their armoured vehicle in central Sinai, a North Sinai based journalist who wished to remain anonymous told Daily News Egypt.

6 policemen injured in IED attack in central Sinai

"The 'Mercedes' armoured vehicle, valued at about Dh2 million, is equipped with water pumps and modern technologies, and is used in riot-control and maintaining security."