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tank destroyer

American  

noun

  1. a high-speed, self-propelled, armored combat vehicle with antitank cannon.


Etymology

Origin of tank destroyer

First recorded in 1940–45


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AMX 10-RC: an armoured combat vehicle with a similar profile to a tank but with wheels rather than tracks and often described as a tank destroyer.

From Reuters ● Jan. 20, 2023

France’s presidency says it will be the first time this type of Western-made wheeled tank destroyer is sent to the Ukrainian military.

From Washington Times ● Jan. 5, 2023

Audie Murphy, among the most decorated American soldiers in World War II, used one atop a burning tank destroyer in France to fend off a German infantry attack on Jan. 26, 1945.

From BusinessWeek ● Jan. 25, 2012

We went down to the 628 tank destroyer outfit and had a class on how to drive a tank and they let us try it out.

From Time Magazine Archive

He jolted around with the Army's new tank destroyer corps at Camp Hood in Killeen, Texas, where they had to move a cemetery to get the site they wanted.

From Time Magazine Archive

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