flail tank
flail tank noun: a type of armored tracked fighting vehicle with a motorized spinning drum with the longitudinal axis of the drum arranged horizontally, perpendicular to the motion of the tank, with flail chains attached to the front end, which can clear landmines and barbed wire by beating them to bits.
Noun
flail tank (plural flail tanks)
- a type of armored tracked fighting vehicle with a motorized spinning drum with the longitudinal axis of the drum arranged horizontally, perpendicular to the motion of the tank, with flail chains attached to the front end, which can clear landmines and barbed wire by beating them to bits
Forms of flail tank
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Origin of flail tank
From flail + tank; From the flail chains attached to the rotating drum attached to the tank.
Questions about flail tank
- What does flail tank mean?
- Flail tank means a type of armored tracked fighting vehicle with a motorized spinning drum with the longitudinal axis of the drum arranged horizontally, perpendicular to the motion of the tank, with flail chains attached to the front end, which can clear landmines and barbed wire by beating them to bits.
- What part of speech is flail tank?
- Flail tank is a noun.
- What is the plural of flail tank?
- The plural of flail tank is flail tanks.
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