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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Specifically, a long anti-tank ditch seemingly around 20 feet across and 20 feet deep.
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David Axe, Forbes.com, 15 May 2025
The Baltic states of Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia have constructed fresh defenses, like mines and anti-tank obstacles, on their borders with Russian territory.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Apr. 2025
An additional complication is that Birds of Magyar’s bombers also carry out drone minelaying missions, on a large scale, carefully placing anti-tank mines on roads and tracks used by Russian vehicles.
—David Hambling, Forbes.com, 16 Apr. 2025
Britain said that in a joint effort with Norway, just over $580 million would be spent to provide hundreds of thousands of military drones, radar systems and anti-tank mines, as well as repair and maintenance contracts to keep Ukrainian armored vehicles on the battlefield.
—Arkansas Online, 12 Apr. 2025
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David Axe, Forbes.com, 15 May 2025
The Baltic states of Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia have constructed fresh defenses, like mines and anti-tank obstacles, on their borders with Russian territory.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Apr. 2025
An additional complication is that Birds of Magyar’s bombers also carry out drone minelaying missions, on a large scale, carefully placing anti-tank mines on roads and tracks used by Russian vehicles.
—David Hambling, Forbes.com, 16 Apr. 2025
Britain said that in a joint effort with Norway, just over $580 million would be spent to provide hundreds of thousands of military drones, radar systems and anti-tank mines, as well as repair and maintenance contracts to keep Ukrainian armored vehicles on the battlefield.
—Arkansas Online, 12 Apr. 2025
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“Anti-tank.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/anti-tank. Accessed 5 Jun. 2025.
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