antiholdup

antiholdup

English

Etymology

anti- +‎ hold-up

Adjective

antiholdup (not comparable)

1. Serving as a deterrent against gunpoint robbery.
   • 1972, Popular Mechanics (volume 137, number 2, February 1972, page 20)

     German bank officials in Darmstadt are transferring money in a new antiholdup bank van that carries a vat of dye in the top.