Meanings
plural armoured cars · alternative armored car
- UKAn armoured truck used to transfer valuables between locations, which consists of armour against light firearms.
Synonyms: armored truck, armored van, security van
- UKAn automobile equipped with armour to protect important passengers.
- UKgovernmentA small wheeled armoured fighting vehicle.
Armoured cars and tanks and guns / Came to take away our sons / But every man must stand behind the men behind the wire
1971, “The Men Behind the Wire”, performed by The Barleycorn - UKgovernmentAn armoured vehicle resistant to small arms fire.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounAn armoured truck used to transfer valuables between locations, which consists of armour against light firearms.
More synonyms by meaning
nounan armor-plated truck with strong doors and locks used to transport money or valuables
nouna military combat vehicle on wheels with light armor (and usually a machine gun)
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 裝甲汽車 /装甲汽车, 防彈車 /防弹车
- 裝甲汽車 /装甲汽车 (zhuāngjiǎqìchē)automobile equipped with armour
- 防彈車 /防弹车 (fángdànchē)automobile equipped with armour
- 裝甲車 /装甲车 (zhuāngjiǎchē)(military) armoured fighting vehicle
- 警用裝甲車 /警用装甲车 (jǐngyòngzhuāngjiǎchē)(law enforcement) armoured vehicle resistant to small arms fire
Dutch pantserwagen
- pantserwagenautomobile equipped with armour
Estonian soomusauto
- soomusautoautomobile equipped with armour
Finnish panssaroitu auto, panssariauto
- panssaroitu autoautomobile equipped with armour
- panssariauto(military) armoured fighting vehicle
- panssariauto(law enforcement) armoured vehicle resistant to small arms fire
German Panzerwagen, Panzerwagen
- Panzerwagen(military) armoured fighting vehicle
- Panzerwagen(law enforcement) armoured vehicle resistant to small arms fire
Hebrew מכונית משוריינת, רכב משוריין
- מכונית משוריינת (mechonit meshuryenet)automobile equipped with armour
- רכב משוריין (rechev meshuryan)automobile equipped with armour
- שריונית (shiryonit)(military) armoured fighting vehicle
- רכב משוריין (rechev meshuryan)(law enforcement) armoured vehicle resistant to small arms fire
Japanese 防弾車, 装甲車
- 防弾車 (bōdansha)automobile equipped with armour
- 装甲車 (sōkōsha)(military) armoured fighting vehicle
- 警察用装甲車 (keisatsu-yō sōkōsha)(law enforcement) armoured vehicle resistant to small arms fire
- 特型警備車 (tokugatakeibisha)(law enforcement) armoured vehicle resistant to small arms fire
Korean 방탄차, 장갑차
- 방탄차 (bangtancha)automobile equipped with armour
- 장갑차 (janggapcha)(military) armoured fighting vehicle
Polish samochód opancerzony, samochód opancerzony
- samochód opancerzonyautomobile equipped with armour
- samochód opancerzony(military) armoured fighting vehicle
Portuguese blindado
- blindado(military) armoured fighting vehicle
Romanian automobil blindat, vehicul blindat
- automobil blindatautomobile equipped with armour
- vehicul blindat(military) armoured fighting vehicle
- vehicul blindat(law enforcement) armoured vehicle resistant to small arms fire
Russian бронеавтомоби́ль, броневи́к
- бронеавтомоби́ль (broneavtomobílʹ)automobile equipped with armour
- броневи́к (bronevík)automobile equipped with armour
- бронеавтомоби́ль (broneavtomobílʹ)(military) armoured fighting vehicle
Spanish coche blindado, carro blindado
- coche blindadoautomobile equipped with armour
- carro blindadoautomobile equipped with armour
- vehículo blindadoautomobile equipped with armour
- blindado(military) armoured fighting vehicle
- vehículo blindado(military) armoured fighting vehicle
- carro blindado(military) armoured fighting vehicle
Cite this entry
armoured car. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/armoured%20car
“armoured car.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/armoured%20car. Accessed November 5, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “armoured car,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/armoured%20car.
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