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antitank

antitank adjective: of weapons or tactics, designed for thwarting or (especially) attacking tanks or other armored fighting vehicles.

antitank: of weapons or tactics, designed for thwarting or (especially) attacking tanks or other armored...
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Adjective

antitank (not comparable)

  1. Of weapons or tactics, designed for thwarting or (especially) attacking tanks or other armored fighting vehicles.
    • A TOW missile is an antitank weapon capable of killing everyone in a tank from great distance.
    Synonyms:
    AT

antitank meaning in Arabic and Vietnamese

antitank in Arabic

designed for attacking tanks or other armored vehicles
مضاد للدبابات

antitank in Vietnamese

designed for attacking tanks or other armored vehicles
chống tăng

Synonyms of antitank

Forms of antitank

alternative formanti-tank

Origin of antitank

From anti- + tank.

Questions about antitank

What does antitank mean?
Antitank means of weapons or tactics, designed for thwarting or (especially) attacking tanks or other armored fighting vehicles.
What is antitank in Arabic?
Antitank in Arabic is مضاد للدبابات. See Antitank meaning in Arabic.
What part of speech is antitank?
Antitank is an adjective.

Words near antitank in the dictionary

  1. antitamper
  2. antitampering
  3. antitangent
  4. antitangents
  5. antitangle
  6. antitank
  7. antitaping
  8. antitarget
  9. antitargets
  10. antitariff
  11. antitarnish

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