antitank

See also: anti-tank

English

Alternative forms

anti-tank

Soviet antitank rocket-propelled grenade launcher

Etymology

From anti- +‎ tank.

Adjective

antitank (not comparable)

(military) Of weapons or tactics, designed for attacking tanks or other armored vehicles.
A TOW missile is an antitank weapon capable of killing everyone in a tank from great distance.

Synonyms

anti-armour, anti-armor
AT (abbreviation)

Translations

designed for attacking tanks or other armored vehicles

Catalan: antitanc m, f
Czech: protitankový (cs) m
Finnish: panssarintorjunta- (fi)
French: anti-char (fr)
Georgian: ტანკსაწინააღმდეგო (ṭanḳsac̣inaaɣmdego), ჯავშანტექნიკის საწინააღმდეგო (ǯavšanṭekniḳis sac̣inaaɣmdego)
Greek: αντιαρματικός (el) m (antiarmatikós)

Khmer: ប្រឆាំងនឹងរថក្រោះ (prɑcʰaŋ nɨŋ rʊət krɑh)
Portuguese: antitanque, antitanques, anticarro, anticarros
Russian: противота́нковый (ru) (protivotánkovyj)
Swedish: pansarvärns-
Ukrainian: протита́нковий m (protytánkovyj)

See also

armour-piercing, armor-piercing
shaped-charge, hollow-charge
anti-personnel/antipersonnel

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