anti-tank

adjective

ˌan-tē-ˈtaŋk How to pronounce anti-tank (audio)
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. 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 See all Example Sentences for anti-tank 

Word History

First Known Use

1916, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of anti-tank was in 1916

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“Anti-tank.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/anti-tank. Accessed 31 Jan. 2025.

Kids Definition

antitank

adjective
an·​ti·​tank
ˌant-i-ˈtaŋk
: designed to destroy or stop tanks
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