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 armored personnel carrier whisked President Lai Ching-te and members of his staff from their offices in the capital Taipei to a fortified command center near the Defense Ministry, a statement from the president’s office said. Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 7 Aug. 2026 Reinforcements dispatched to the scene were ambushed en route, damaging an armored personnel carrier before officers fought back, according to the statement. ABC News, 30 July 2026 The three ran together in an M-113 armored personnel carrier. Ross Guidotti, CBS News, 9 June 2026 The Declaration and each page of the Constitution had been packed in cases and ceremoniously carried down the steps of the Library between a cordon of eighty-eight uniformed servicewomen, and each case placed in a Marine Corps personnel carrier. Literary Hub, 13 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for personnel carrier

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“Personnel carrier.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/personnel%20carrier. Accessed 9 Aug. 2026.

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