personnel carrier
noun
: a vehicle with thick, strong walls that is used for transporting military workers and their equipment
armored personnel carriers
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An Israeli armored personnel carrier trundles down the road – and over the dead man’s leg.
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Mick Krever, CNN, 6 Sep. 2024
At the beginning of this year, Russian forces attempted yet another assault, driving an armored personnel carrier into a field just meters from Viktor’s position.
—Mari Saito, USA TODAY, 30 May 2024
The Israel Defense Forces reported its deadliest incident in Rafah since the ground operation began after a catastrophic explosion killed eight soldiers in an armored personnel carrier.
—Brady Knox, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 15 June 2024
The Ohio State University purchased a surplus military armored personnel carrier for its police team in 2013, for example.
—John J. Sloan Iii, The Conversation, 1 May 2024
The similarly sized Namer armored personnel carrier and Puma combat engineering vehicle have also been seen in action in Gaza, but lack the turret-like structure.
—Cate Brown, Washington Post, 16 Apr. 2024
The one that flew into Sergeant Oleksandr’s armored personnel carrier in January wounded everyone inside, but all survived.
—Maria Varenikova, New York Times, 20 Mar. 2024
Ukrainian soldiers spent hours ducking in trenches as artillery exploded around them, then dashed for the safety of an armored personnel carrier — only to be chased through the open rear ramp of the vehicle by an exploding drone.
—Maria Varenikova, New York Times, 20 Mar. 2024
Hamas’s military wing said that its fighters had targeted a tank and a personnel carrier north of Khan Younis and several Israeli military vehicles in central Gaza.
—Michael Levenson, New York Times, 5 Dec. 2023
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Mick Krever, CNN, 6 Sep. 2024
At the beginning of this year, Russian forces attempted yet another assault, driving an armored personnel carrier into a field just meters from Viktor’s position.
—Mari Saito, USA TODAY, 30 May 2024
The Israel Defense Forces reported its deadliest incident in Rafah since the ground operation began after a catastrophic explosion killed eight soldiers in an armored personnel carrier.
—Brady Knox, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 15 June 2024
The Ohio State University purchased a surplus military armored personnel carrier for its police team in 2013, for example.
—John J. Sloan Iii, The Conversation, 1 May 2024
The similarly sized Namer armored personnel carrier and Puma combat engineering vehicle have also been seen in action in Gaza, but lack the turret-like structure.
—Cate Brown, Washington Post, 16 Apr. 2024
The one that flew into Sergeant Oleksandr’s armored personnel carrier in January wounded everyone inside, but all survived.
—Maria Varenikova, New York Times, 20 Mar. 2024
Ukrainian soldiers spent hours ducking in trenches as artillery exploded around them, then dashed for the safety of an armored personnel carrier — only to be chased through the open rear ramp of the vehicle by an exploding drone.
—Maria Varenikova, New York Times, 20 Mar. 2024
Hamas’s military wing said that its fighters had targeted a tank and a personnel carrier north of Khan Younis and several Israeli military vehicles in central Gaza.
—Michael Levenson, New York Times, 5 Dec. 2023
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“Personnel carrier.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/personnel%20carrier. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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