the Royal Armoured Corps
/ðə ˌrɔɪəl ˈɑːməd kɔː(r)/
/ðə ˌrɔɪəl ˌɑːrmərd ˈkɔːr/
(abbreviation the RAC)
- a division of the British Army formed in 1939 to combine all the units using armoured vehicles (= tanks or other heavily protected and armed vehicles). It also included all the old cavalry regiments (= soldiers who fought on horses) except the Household Cavalry.Topics War and conflictc2