Advanced Vocabulary - Military and Industrial Vehicles

Military and Industrial Vehicles

armor

the American spelling of armour.

armour noun

specially protected military vehicles carrying weapons, for example tanks and armoured cars.

bulldozer noun

a heavy vehicle with a large curved open container at the front, used for moving earth and stones, destroying buildings etc, especially in order to make land ready for new building work.

cherry picker noun

informal a vehicle with a box that can be raised to let someone in it work very high above the ground.

forklift truck noun

a vehicle that uses two long metal bars at the front for lifting and moving heavy objects.

Humvee

trademark mainly American a large military vehicle with no roof that can drive over all types of land.

jeep noun

a car with no roof that can drive over all types of land and is often used as a military vehicle.

launcher noun

a vehicle or object used for firing a missile or other large weapon.

pack noun

a group of military vehicles, especially planes or submarines , that travel and fight together.

personnel carrier noun

a military vehicle for carrying soldiers.

snowblower noun

a large vehicle that sucks snow off roads and blows it to the side.

steamroller noun

a heavy vehicle with very large wide wheels that is used for making a road flat and smooth.

tank noun

belonging to or connected with a military tank.

tank noun

a very strong military vehicle with a large gun on the top and wheels that have metal bands called tracks around them.

traction engine noun

a vehicle used in the past for pulling heavy loads.

transporter noun

a vehicle or aircraft used for carrying large things such as military equipment or other vehicles.

transport plane noun

an aircraft for carrying soldiers and military equipment.

troop carrier noun

a vehicle, especially a ship or plane, used for carrying troops.

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