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tankbusting

tankbusting noun: the destruction of tanks by military aircraft.

Noun

tankbusting (uncountable)

  1. (colloquial) The destruction of tanks by military aircraft.

Adjective

tankbusting (not comparable)

  1. (colloquial) Of a military aircraft: designed for the destruction of tanks.

Origin of tankbusting

From tank + busting.

Questions about tankbusting

What does tankbusting mean?
Tankbusting means the destruction of tanks by military aircraft.
What part of speech is tankbusting?
Tankbusting can be a noun or an adjective.

Words near tankbusting in the dictionary

  1. tankard
  2. tankards
  3. tankas
  4. tankbuster
  5. tankbusters
  6. tankbusting
  7. tankdozer
  8. tankdozers
  9. tankdrome
  10. tankdromes
  11. tanked

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