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tank trap

tank trap noun: anything placed to impede the movement of tanks, such as large caltrops, Czech hedgehogs, dragon's teeth, mines, or depressions in the ground.

Noun

tank trap (plural tank traps)

  1. Anything placed to impede the movement of tanks, such as large caltrops, Czech hedgehogs, dragon's teeth, mines, or depressions in the ground.
    • Land mines make good tank traps.1954, Weapons: a pictorial history, page 139

Forms of tank trap

pluraltank traps

Questions about tank trap

What does tank trap mean?
Tank trap means anything placed to impede the movement of tanks, such as large caltrops, Czech hedgehogs, dragon's teeth, mines, or depressions in the ground.
What part of speech is tank trap?
Tank trap is a noun.
What is the plural of tank trap?
The plural of tank trap is tank traps.

Words near tank trap in the dictionary

  1. tank suits
  2. tank top
  3. tank tops
  4. tank town
  5. tank towns
  6. tank trap
  7. tank traps
  8. tank truck
  9. tank trucks
  10. tank up
  11. tank ventilator

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