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armored personnel carrier

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armored personnel carrier [′är·mərd ‚pərs·ən′el ‚kar·ē·ər]
(ordnance)
An armored vehicle which provides protection from small-arms fire and shell fragments; used to transport personnel both on and off the battlefield.


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The armored personnel carrier in motion was excruciatingly loud.
As the fight developed, Sergeant First Class Smith braved hostile enemy fire to personally engage the enemy with hand grenades and anti-tank weapons, and organized the evacuation of three wounded soldiers from an armored personnel carrier struck by a rocket propelled grenade and a 60mm mortar round.
Among other weapons, it used tear gas and an armored personnel carrier that later rolled down the street and smashed into a car.
 
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