anti-vehicle

adjective

an·​ti-ve·​hi·​cle ˌan-ˌtī-ˈvē-ˌ(h)i-kəl 

-ˈvē-ə-kəl,

ˌan-tē-

1

: designed to destroy military vehicles

Anti-vehicle mines … can be bigger than a volleyball and are triggered by heavy pressure, such as a truck or tank rolling over them.

—Whitney Woodward, Chicago Daily Herald, 5 June 2006

2

: intended to prevent vehicles from entering an area

In a sad parody of the paranoia that has encased Capitol Hill in bollards, jersey barriers and checkpoints, the Park Service now wants to permanently close a parking lot at the Jefferson Memorial and erect more anti-vehicle barriers east of the Lincoln Memorial.

—Washington Post, 4 Jan. 2005

Word History

Etymology

anti- entry 1 + vehicle

First Known Use

1944, in the meaning defined at sense 2

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