A fast armoured vehicle used for military reconnaissance and liaison.
〈主美〉（用于军事侦察与联络的）侦察车，巡逻车
Example sentencesExamples
The scout car's armor would stop bullets from weapons the guerillas had ammunition for, like machine guns and assault rifles.
Early during World War II, mechanized cavalry was primarily motorized with jeeps and only light scout cars and halftracks.
The BRDM four-wheel-drive amphibious scout car first appeared in the spring of 1959 and rapidly became the standard light wheeled reconnaissance vehicle in most of the Warsaw Pact armies.
He was one of the four man crew of a wireless scout car providing air support for front line troops by relaying messages between Infantry and Army HQ.
Starting light with Jeeps and armored scout cars, cavalry quickly evolved into heavier forces with armored cars, light tanks, and assault guns.
Definition of scout car in US English:
scout car
noun
US
A fast armored vehicle used for military reconnaissance and liaison.
〈主美〉（用于军事侦察与联络的）侦察车，巡逻车
Example sentencesExamples
The scout car's armor would stop bullets from weapons the guerillas had ammunition for, like machine guns and assault rifles.
The BRDM four-wheel-drive amphibious scout car first appeared in the spring of 1959 and rapidly became the standard light wheeled reconnaissance vehicle in most of the Warsaw Pact armies.
Early during World War II, mechanized cavalry was primarily motorized with jeeps and only light scout cars and halftracks.
Starting light with Jeeps and armored scout cars, cavalry quickly evolved into heavier forces with armored cars, light tanks, and assault guns.
He was one of the four man crew of a wireless scout car providing air support for front line troops by relaying messages between Infantry and Army HQ.