antiholdup

English

Etymology

From anti- +‎ hold-up.

Adjective

antiholdup (not comparable)

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