panzer
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[edit] Etymology
1940, from German Panzer, from Middle High German Panzer (“‘armour’”), from Old French panciere (“‘coat of mail’”), from Latin pantex (“‘paunch’”).
[edit] Noun
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panzer (plural panzers)
- A tank, especially a German one of World War II.
- (attributive, sometimes capitalized) Of or relating to the armoured units employed by the German forces in World War II.
- Al Williams (1940), Airpower, New York: Coward-McCann.
- A Panzer division is composed of 12,000 to 14,000 men, with 3,150 motorized vehicles of all descriptions, ranging from tanks to antitank guns, antiaircraft batteries, motorized supply units transporting food, . . .
- Al Williams (1940), Airpower, New York: Coward-McCann.
