antitank
adjEtymology From anti- + tank.
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Government, Military, Politics, War Of weapons or tactics, designed for thwarting or (especially) attacking tanks or other armored fighting vehicles.
- A TOW missile is an antitank weapon capable of killing everyone in a tank from great distance.
- Related terms
- anti-armour, anti-armor, anti-personnel, antipersonnel, armour-piercing, armor-piercing, hollow-charge, shaped-charge, tank trap