TECHNICAL

Technical

A technical is a type of improvised fighting vehicle, typically a civilian or military non-combat vehicle, modified to provide an offensive capability similar to a military gun truck. It is usually an open-backed civilian pickup truck or four-wheel drive vehicle mounting a machine gun, light anti-aircraft gun, recoilless rifle, or other support weapon.

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technical

Noun

  1. A pickup truck with a gun mounted on it.
  2. A technical foul: a violation of sportsmanlike conduct, not involving physical contact.

Adjective

  1. Of or pertaining to the useful or mechanic arts, or to any academic, legal, science, engineering, business, or the like terminology with specific and precise meaning or (frequently, as a degree of distinction) shades of meaning; specially appropriate to any art, science or engineering field, or business; as, the words of an indictment must be technical.
  2. A secretarial way of saying "specific".
  3. Relating to technique.
    The performance showed technical virtuosity, but lacked inspiration.
  4. Relating to the internal mechanics of a market rather than more basic factors.
    The market had a technical rally, due to an oversold condition.


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