Armoured vehicle and Tank

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Armoured vehicle noun - A vehicle that is protected by armor plate.

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Tank and armoured vehicle are semantically related. In some cases you can replace term "Tank" with "Armoured vehicle", this terms are similar.

Tank noun - An enclosed armored military vehicle; has a cannon and moves on caterpillar treads.

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Armoured vehicle and tank are semantically related. You can use "Armoured vehicle" instead a noun "Tank".

Nearby Words: tanked, tanker, tankage, tanking

It's also the third most numerous armoured vehicle of any time-period, being outdone only by the T-54 tank and the Bren Carrier (roughly 100K both).

Source: Awesome Personnel Carrier
Though if one defines "tank" as "tracked armoured vehicle with a turret-mounted gun and no space for infantry" then the Scorpion and Scimitar fit the bill, designed primarily for the reconnaissance role or not.

Source: Tanks, but No Tanks
News sources, and particularly The BBC, have a tendency to mistakenly regard any armoured vehicle (especially those with tracks) as 'a tank', which can lead to confusing headlines about the Iraq conflict and so forth.

Source: Tanks, but No Tanks

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