tanklike
tanklike adjective: resembling or characteristic of a tank (military vehicle).
Adjective
tanklike (comparative more tanklike, superlative most tanklike)
- Resembling or characteristic of a tank (military vehicle).
- The mechanical digger had tanklike treads.
- Resembling or characteristic of a tank (container).
- Yes, Rex had “got that,” and the old man was a great sport, but when he said a thing he meant it—otherwise Rex would never have been moving slowly up and down like a large fish in the dim green waters of this vast tanklike hall.2013, Dennis Wheatley, Three Inquisitive People
Forms of tanklike
| comparative | more tanklike |
|---|---|
| superlative | most tanklike |
Origin of tanklike
From tank + -like.
Questions about tanklike
- What does tanklike mean?
- Tanklike means resembling or characteristic of a tank (military vehicle).
- What part of speech is tanklike?
- Tanklike is an adjective.
Words near tanklike in the dictionary
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