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human mobility vehicle [1 record]

Record 1 2003-05-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Types of Motor Vehicles and Bicycles
  • Wheeled Vehicles (Military)
  • Neology and Linguistic Borrowing
DEF

An all-terrain vehicle used to transport soldiers. A modern version of the jeep but larger and designed specifically for military purposes.

CONT

The pall cast over Kuwait continued last week to darken lives in the freed country. A humvee (the modern version of the jeep) on a makeshift track carries U.S. Marines over oil-covered sands; Kuwaitis eager to leave the country for a break or to see relatives, hand passports and other documents to officials; children line up for food distributed by the American military.

OBS

The dumvee is a humvee altered to accommodate extra fuel, water, and weapons.

OBS

Compare to "dumvee" or "desert mobility vehicle".

Key term(s)
  • dumvee

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sortes de véhicules automobiles et de bicyclettes
  • Véhicules à roues (Militaire)
  • Néologie et emprunts
OBS

Comparer à VTT.

Spanish

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