antitank

See also anti-tank

English

Alternative forms

• anti-tank

Soviet antitank grenade launcher

Etymology

anti- + tank

Adjective

antitank (not comparable)

1. (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)

See also

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

Translations

designed for attacking tanks or other armored vehicles

• Catalan: antitanc (ca) m and f
• Czech: protitankový (cs) m
• Finnish: panssarintorjunta- (fi)

• Greek: αντιαρματικός (el) (antiarmatikós) m
• Russian: противотанковый (ru) (protivotánkovyj)
• Ukrainian: протитанковий (uk) (protytánkovyj) m