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ARMORED COMBAT VEHICLE

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

An enclosed armored military vehicle; has a cannon and moves on caterpillar treads

Synonyms:

armored combat vehicle; armoured combat vehicle; army tank; tank

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("armored combat vehicle" is a kind of...):

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

military vehicle (vehicle used by the armed forces)

tracked vehicle (a self-propelled vehicle that moves on tracks)

Meronyms (parts of "armored combat vehicle"):

cannon (heavy gun fired from a tank)

gun enclosure; gun turret; turret (a self-contained weapons platform housing guns and capable of rotation)

Domain category:

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

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "armored combat vehicle"):

panzer (an armored vehicle or tank)

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