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hostile vehicle

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

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noun

Meaning 1

a vehicle being used as an improvised weapon, intending to ram people or structures or deliver a bomb

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: attributive, usually

Examples

  • 2017 Australia-New Zealand Counter-Terrorism Committee "Hostile vehicle guidelines for crowded places" Recent terrorist incidents and violent extremist propaganda demonstrate that hostile vehicle attacks continue to be of interest to violent extremists globally

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