"troop carrier" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: troop carriers [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} troop carrier (plural troop carriers)
  1. A vehicle of any kind for transporting soldiers. Hyponyms: troopship
    Sense id: en-troop_carrier-en-noun-FdUWkK-f Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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