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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SCOUT CAR

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Scout car is a noun.
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WHAT DOES SCOUT CAR MEAN IN ENGLISH?

scout car

Scout car

A scout car is a of military armored reconnaissance vehicle, capable of off-road mobility and often carrying mounted weapons such as machine guns for offensive capabilities and crew protection. They often only carry an operational crew aboard, which differentiates them from wheeled armored personnel carriers and Infantry Mobility Vehicles, but early scout cars, such as the open-topped US M3 Scout Car could carry a crew of seven. The term is often used synonymously with the more general term armored car, which also includes armored civilian vehicles. They are also differentiated by being designed and built for purpose, as opposed to improved technicals which might serve in the same role.

Definition of scout car in the English dictionary

The definition of scout car in the dictionary is a fast lightly armoured vehicle used for reconnaissance.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SCOUT CAR

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WORDS THAT END LIKE SCOUT CAR

buffet car
cable car
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classic car
combat car
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fleet car
freight car
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police car
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Synonyms and antonyms of scout car in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «scout car» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SCOUT CAR

Find out the translation of scout car to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of scout car from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «scout car» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

侦察车
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

vehículo de reconocimiento
570 millions of speakers

English

scout car
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

स्काउट कार
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

سيارة الكشفية
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Scout Car
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

carro batedor
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

স্কাউট কার
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

voiture de reconnaissance
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Kereta pengakap
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Spähpanzer
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

スカウトカー
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

스카우트 자동차
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Mobil scout
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

trinh sát xe
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

சாரணர் கார்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

स्काउट कार
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Izci arabası
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

auto esploratore
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Scout Car
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Scout Car
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

masina cercetaș
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

scout αυτοκίνητο
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

scout motor
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

scout bil
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

speider bil
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of scout car

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SCOUT CAR»

The term «scout car» is regularly used and occupies the 100.578 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SCOUT CAR» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «scout car» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «scout car» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about scout car

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SCOUT CAR»

Discover the use of scout car in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to scout car and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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American Tanks & AFVs of World War II
By 1939, an improved version of the scout car M3 appeared that was referred to as the M3A1. The vehicle weighed 4.3 tons and featured a wider body. Unlike its predecessor, there was no rear door and the front bumper was replaced by a ...
Mike Green, 2014
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The Encyclopedia of Weapons of World War II
One of the requirements to equip the new formations was a small 4x4 scout car for general liaison and reconnaissance duties, and three companies produced prototypes for comparative trials. The three companies were BSA Cycles Ltd, Morris ...
Chris Bishop, 2002
3
Supreme Court Advanced Decision
Manuel vs. Court of Appeals Private respondents were passengers of an International Harvester Scout Car (Scout car) owned by respondent Ramos, which left Manila for Camarines Norte in the morning of December 27, 1977 with respondent ...
4
The Last to Die: Ronald Turpin, Arthur Lucas, and the End of ...
I jumped out of the scout car that I was in and at this time I had my gun, my revolver, in my hand. I raced across to where the scout car that this other man was sitting in, and when I reached the scout car I pointed the gun at the accused Turpin, ...
Robert J. Hoshowsky, 2007
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A Compendium of Armaments and Military Hardware (Routledge ...
... BMD tracked airborne combat vehicle BRDM-Z/'Swatter' wheeled anti-tank vehicle (USSR): see BRDM-2 Wheeled scout car BRDM-Z/'Sagger' wheeled anti- tank vehicle (USSR): see BRDM-2 wheeled scout car BRDM-Z/'Spandrel' wheeled ...
Christopher Chant, 2014
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M8 Greyhound Light Armored Car 1941-91
However, the tank destroyer battalions needed a light armored car for reconnaissance, and the cavalry wanted a light armored car to replace the inadequate M3A1 scout car. In March 1942, the pilot vehicles were re-designated as light ...
Steven J Zaloga, 2012
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Popular Science
Their basic rolling stock includes the powerful armored scout car and the Army's new shaft-driven motorcycles, as well as the handy midget cars best known to the public as jeeps, although cavalrymen are more likely to call them "bantams" or ...
8
Last of the Horse Soldiers
Wanek strode quickly to my scout car. It was now obvious what I had done! I had driven in a circle and ended up back at the bivouac where I had started! Captain Wanek stopped on my side of the car and, leaning in towards me, he said quietly,  ...
Uriah Orr, 2006
9
Ironsides: Canadian Armoured Fighting Vehicle Museums and ...
... Canadian War Museum Universal Carrier Windsor Humber Scout Car Fox Armoured Car, Royal Canadian Artillery Museum, CFB Shilo 9 Ford Lynx Scout Car, Canadian War Museum Ford Lynx Scout Car, Royal Canadian Artillery Museum, ...
Harold A. Skaarup, 2011
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Through Mobility We Conquer: The Mechanization of U.S. Cavalry
The M3 scout car was replaced by the M8 armored car, with a 37mm cannon mounted in an open turret. The M8 had its origins in the Tank Destroyer Force as an antitank weapon for defensive action. Fully tracked M8 75mm self-propelled ...
George Hofmann, 2006

6 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SCOUT CAR»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term scout car is used in the context of the following news items.
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Stanford University students send new car to World Solar Challenge
The door slamming shut is about the loudest noise you'll hear out of this car. In just a few ... A scout car up ahead can look out for wildlife, such as kangaroos. «abc7news.com, Jul 15»
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Police: Scout car in pursuit not equipped with camera
The Detroit police scout car involved in a deadly pursuit last week was not outfitted with a camera, a spokeswoman for the department said today. At a news ... «Detroit Free Press, Jul 15»
3
Detroit Police scout car in deadly pursuit had no working dash cam
There was not an operational in-car camera in the scout car that chased the fleeing Chevy Camaro that hit and killed two children and injured three other kids, ... «Detroit Free Press, Jun 15»
4
4 Detroit police, teen suspect hurt in pickup crash
The officers had just placed the 16-year-old, suspected of stealing from a parked car, into the backseat of a scout car while two officers sat in the front when the ... «Detroit Free Press, May 15»
5
Police say scout car will target Denver's LoDo area to expedite …
"If we have to wait for say a scout car to come from Glendale to get to LoDo it's too long. We really needed the help here in LoDo, particularly at closing time," ... «The Denver Channel, May 14»
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New police video shows Waterford woman's violent outbursts in …
In addition to video of the police chase, Action News has now obtained video of Uzilov in the back seat of a police scout car where she can be seen, repeatedly, ... «WXYZ, Oct 13»

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