antitank

[ an-tee-tangk, an-tahy- ]

adjective

, Military.

1. designed for use against tanks or other armored vehicles:

   antitank gun.

antitank

/ ˌæntɪˈtæŋk /

adjective

1. designed to immobilize or destroy armoured vehicles ATK

   antitank weapons

Word History and Origins

Origin of antitank¹

First recorded in 1915–20; anti- + tank

Example Sentences

Engineers behind the lines developed effective antitank guns, and artillery leaders learned to concentrate fire.

From The Daily Beast

Syria has long supplied Hezbollah with other weapons, including missiles and antitank rockets.

From The Daily Beast

One of the five men held a powerful East German antitank weapon.

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The heaviest weapons, such as antiaircraft and antitank missiles, came from around the capital itself.

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Six of the seven people killed were traveling in a car when it was hit by an antitank missile.

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While they were assembling the sunbreak, Haines and Boulton unloaded a portable antitank rocket launcher.

From Project Gutenberg

Heavy smoke screens hid the moving forts from the German antitank guns.

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