ARMOURED PERSONNEL CARRIER

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does armoured personnel carrier mean? 

• ARMOURED PERSONNEL CARRIER (noun)
  The noun ARMOURED PERSONNEL CARRIER has 1 sense:

1. (military) an armored vehicle (usually equipped with caterpillar treads) that is used to transport infantry

  Familiarity information: ARMOURED PERSONNEL CARRIER used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• ARMOURED PERSONNEL CARRIER (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

(military) an armored vehicle (usually equipped with caterpillar treads) that is used to transport infantry

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

APC; armored personnel carrier; armoured personnel carrier

Hypernyms ("armoured personnel carrier" is a kind of...):

armored vehicle; armoured vehicle (a vehicle that is protected by armor plate)

Domain category:

armed forces; armed services; military; military machine; war machine (the military forces of a nation)