Military vehicle (original) (raw)

I. (noun)

Meaning:

Vehicle used by the armed forces

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("military vehicle" is a kind of...):

vehicle (a conveyance that transports people or objects)

Domain category:

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

caisson (a two-wheeled military vehicle carrying artillery ammunition)

half track (a motor vehicle propelled by half tracks; frequently used by the military)

Hum-Vee; Humvee (a high mobility, multipurpose, military vehicle with four-wheel drive)

personnel carrier (a military vehicle (usually armored) for transporting military personnel and their equipment)

picket (a vehicle performing sentinel duty)

reconnaissance vehicle; scout car (fast armored military vehicle with four-wheel drive and open top)

armored combat vehicle; armoured combat vehicle; army tank; tank (an enclosed armored military vehicle; has a cannon and moves on caterpillar treads)

technical (a pickup truck with a gun mounted on it)

troop carrier; troop transport (any land or sea or air vehicle designed to carry troops)

military plane; warplane (an aircraft designed and used for combat)

combat ship; war vessel; warship (a government ship that is available for waging war)

weapons carrier (military vehicle that is a light truck designed to carry mortars or machine guns and their crews)