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tankwise

tankwise adverb: in the manner of a tank (military vehicle).

Adverb

tankwise (not comparable)

  1. In the manner of a tank (military vehicle).
    • The torque was "built up" in the special back axle and the car crawled tankwise but very certainly over the obstacles without a jar or hesitation.1923, A. A. Hill, Automobile Dealer and Repairer, page 30
  2. In terms of tanks (military vehicles).
    • Would it not be true that even in the best possible light, we would be badly outnumbered tankwise in the event that conventional warfare broke out in Europe?1963, United States. Congress. House. Committee on Armed Services, Hearings, page 779

Origin of tankwise

From tank + -wise.

Questions about tankwise

What does tankwise mean?
Tankwise means in the manner of a tank (military vehicle).
What part of speech is tankwise?
Tankwise is an adverb.

Words near tankwise in the dictionary

  1. tanktainers
  2. tanktop
  3. tanktops
  4. tankwagon
  5. tankwagons
  6. tankwise
  7. tanky
  8. Tankyan
  9. tankyrase
  10. tankyrases
  11. Tanlay

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