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fast armored military vehicle with four-wheel drive and open top

1. : a fast armored military reconnaissance vehicle with a four-wheel drive and an open top

2. : a police patrol car

a fast, lightly-armored military vehicle equipped with guns and used chiefly for reconnaissance.

[1940-45, Amer.]

scout car see ↑scout (n) above.

Main Entry: ↑scout

scout car,

any one of various fast, open-top vehicles designed for military reconnaissance.

n. a fast armored vehicle used for military reconnaissance and liaison