military vehicle

Other forms: military vehicles

Definitions of military vehicle

1. noun

   vehicle used by the armed forces
   types:

   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

   aircraft carrier, attack aircraft carrier, carrier, flattop

   a large warship that carries planes and has a long flat deck for takeoffs and landings

   battleship, battlewagon

   large and heavily armoured warship

   bomber

   a military aircraft that drops bombs during flight

   capital ship

   a warship of the first rank in size and armament

   corvette

   a highly maneuverable escort warship; smaller than a destroyer

   cruiser

   a large fast warship; smaller than a battleship and larger than a destroyer

   destroyer, guided missile destroyer

   a small fast lightly armored but heavily armed warship

   destroyer escort

   warship smaller than a destroyer; designed to escort fleets or convoys

   attack aircraft, fighter, fighter aircraft

   a high-speed military or naval airplane designed to destroy enemy aircraft in the air

   frigate

   a United States warship larger than a destroyer and smaller than a cruiser

   frigate

   a medium size square-rigged warship of the 18th and 19th centuries

   guard ship

   a warship (at anchor or under way) required to maintain a higher degree of readiness than others in its squadron

   ironclad

   a wooden warship of the 19th century that is plated with iron or steel armor

   man-of-war, ship of the line

   a warship intended for combat

   panzer

   an armored vehicle or tank

   picket boat

   a boat serving as a picket

   picket ship

   a ship serving as a picket

   privateer

   a privately owned warship commissioned to prey on the commercial shipping or warships of an enemy nation

   reconnaissance plane

   a military airplane used to gain information about an enemy

   sloop of war

   a sailing or steam warship having cannons on only one deck

   submersible, submersible warship

   a warship designed to operate under water

   surface ship

   a warship that operates on the surface of the water

   three-decker

   a warship carrying guns on three decks

   torpedo boat

   small high-speed warship designed for torpedo attacks in coastal waters

   troopship

   ship for transporting troops

   type of:

   vehicle

   a conveyance that transports people or objects