Meanings
plural troop carriers
- A vehicle of any kind for transporting soldiers.
Another 'thopter glided in over the cliff wall above Hawat. He drew in a sharp breath as he saw it—a big troop-carrier. It flew with the slow, spread-wing heaviness of a full load like a giant bird coming to its nest.
1965 October 1, Frank Herbert, “Book II: Muad’Dib”, in Dune, Philadelphia, Pa.: Chilton Book Company; [Toronto], Ont.: Thomas Nelson & Sons, →OCLC, page 213
Synonyms & antonyms
nounany land or sea or air vehicle designed to carry troops
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
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