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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It was employed against an armoured personnel carrier using a proximity sensor and fragmentation warhead. — Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 3 Sep. 2026 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 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 27 Sep. 2026.

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