anti-tank
adjective
ˌan-tē-ˈtaŋk 
ˌan-tī-
variants
or antitank
: designed to destroy or check tanks
an anti-tank missile
antitank mines
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Similar warnings echo 150 miles southeast, among officers in a Ukrainian anti-tank unit in the Pokrovsk region, where Russian forces have been advancing for months.
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Scott Peterson, The Christian Science Monitor, 21 Jan. 2025
His mementos from the military include the launch tube from an AT4, a Swedish anti-tank weapon system.
—Jon Hamilton, NPR, 14 Jan. 2025
Russian anti-tank missiles blunt this advantage, but the main reason the Ukrainians can’t leverage their armored edge to roll back recent Russian gains may be a persistent shortage of infantry.
—David Axe, Forbes, 12 Jan. 2025
That reality is that anti-tank missile teams, not drone operators, are responsible for many of the hits on the Russian vehicles that have been attacking in Kursk since Nov. 7.
—David Axe, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
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Scott Peterson, The Christian Science Monitor, 21 Jan. 2025
His mementos from the military include the launch tube from an AT4, a Swedish anti-tank weapon system.
—Jon Hamilton, NPR, 14 Jan. 2025
Russian anti-tank missiles blunt this advantage, but the main reason the Ukrainians can’t leverage their armored edge to roll back recent Russian gains may be a persistent shortage of infantry.
—David Axe, Forbes, 12 Jan. 2025
That reality is that anti-tank missile teams, not drone operators, are responsible for many of the hits on the Russian vehicles that have been attacking in Kursk since Nov. 7.
—David Axe, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
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“Anti-tank.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/anti-tank. Accessed 31 Jan. 2025.
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