Troop carrier
Troop carrier is a means of transporting soldiers. A troop carrier vehicle may be configured for troop transport while used for other purposes at other times.
The De Havilland Flamingo is an airplane used as a troop carrier; the Boeing CH-47 Chinook is a helicopter designed for it, though often used for other purposes. Military transport aircraft evolved from bombers.
The Nissan Patrol is a four-wheel drive vehicle with a model suited for troop carrier.
A troopship is a ship that serves the purpose.
Armoured personnel carriers also are troop carriers.
In another meaning, Leamington Transit was an electric railway in Canada that carried troops during World War I.
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