¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Amtrac
1. a military vehicle equipped to move on land and water [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Amtrac
Literary usage of Amtrac
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Howard's Hill and Other True Stories: Small Unit Marine Action in Vietnam by DIANE Publishing Company (1990)
"But now the members of the squad were running like Olympic sprinters for the
nearer amtrac. The VC concentrated all their fire on stopping them. ..."
2. Across the Reef: The Amphibious Tracked Vehicle at War by Victor J. Croizat (2001)
"Lastly, the long-separated companies of the llth amtrac Battalion had been
assembled and this newly constituted battalion together with the 10th amtrac ..."
3. Opening Moves: Marines Gear Up for Warby Henry I. Shaw, Jr. by Henry I. Shaw, Jr. (1996)
"The amphibian tractor, or amtrac to its users, was a natural weapon for Marines
and there was hardly a whisper of opposition to its adoption. ..."
4. Military Geography for Professionals and the Public by John M. Collins (2000)
"... Deputy Chief Engineer for amtrac, sharpened my views about lines of communication.
Dr. Ed Whitman, who works for the Oceanographer of the Navy, ..."
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