anti-tank

adjective

ˌan-tē-ˈtaŋk How to pronounce anti-tank (audio)
ˌan-tī-
variants or antitank
: designed to destroy or check tanks
an anti-tank missile
antitank mines

Examples of anti-tank in a Sentence

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To slow them down, a pair of Ukrainian army mechanized brigades—the 60th and 66th—has deployed anti-tank missiles. David Axe, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024 The aid package includes weapons that will be pulled from existing U.S. stockpiles, including air defense interceptors for National Advanced Surface-to-Air Missile Systems, munitions for High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems and 155mm artillery and armored vehicles and anti-tank weapons. Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 2 Nov. 2024 Key Components of the East Shield Physical Barriers The construction of fortifications, including anti-tank ditches, bunkers, and other obstacles, designed to impede and control movement across the border. Marco Rubio, Newsweek, 1 Nov. 2024 For example, the group’s military wing fired anti-tank missiles at an Israeli army base near the Lebanese border in 2019. Timothy Nerozzi, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 26 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for anti-tank 

Word History

First Known Use

1916, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of anti-tank was in 1916

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“Anti-tank.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/anti-tank. Accessed 27 Nov. 2024.

Kids Definition

antitank

adjective
an·​ti·​tank
ˌant-i-ˈtaŋk
: designed to destroy or stop tanks
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