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armoured fighting vehicle

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

An armed and armoured military vehicle which runs on wheels or caterpillar track, used by fighting troops.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: UK

Topics: government, military, politics, war

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Broader terms: motor vehicle, vehicle

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Across languages

Translations

17 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: مُدَرَّعَة (mudarraʕa) — type of military vehicle
  • Chinese Mandarin: 裝甲戰鬥車輛 /装甲战斗车辆 (zhuāngjiǎ zhàndòu chēliàng) — type of military vehicle
  • Czech: obrněné bojové vozidlo — type of military vehicle
  • Dutch: pantsergevechtsvoertuig — type of military vehicle
  • Finnish: panssaroitu taisteluajoneuvo — type of military vehicle
  • Georgian: საბრძოლო ჯავშანმანქანა (sabrʒolo ǯavšanmankana) — type of military vehicle
  • Georgian: შეჯავშნული საბრძოლო მანქანა (šeǯavšnuli sabrʒolo mankana) — type of military vehicle
  • Georgian: მუხლუხა ჯავშანტრანსპორტიორი (muxluxa ǯavšanṭransṗorṭiori) — type of military vehicle
  • Georgian: ქვეითთა საბრძოლო მანქანა (kveitta sabrʒolo mankana) — type of military vehicle
  • Georgian: ქვეითი ჯარის მუხლუხა ჯავშანტრანსპორტიორი (kveiti ǯaris muxluxa ǯavšanṭransṗorṭiori) — type of military vehicle
  • Hungarian: páncélozott harcjármű — type of military vehicle
  • Japanese: 装甲戦闘車両 or 装甲戦闘車輛 (sōkōsentōsharyō) — type of military vehicle
  • Korean: 기갑전투차량 (gigapjeontucharyang) — type of military vehicle
  • Polish: opancerzony pojazd bojowy — type of military vehicle
  • Russian: боевая бронированная машина (bojevaja bronirovannaja mašina) — type of military vehicle
  • Ukrainian: бойова́ броньо́вана маши́на (bojová bronʹóvana mašýna) — type of military vehicle
  • Vietnamese: Phương tiện chiến đấu bọc thép — type of military vehicle