Dictionary

antitank en · ADJ

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ent- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₂énts Proto-Indo-European *-i Proto-Indo-European *h₂énti Ancient Greek ᾰ̓ντῐ́ (ăntĭ́) Ancient Greek ἀντι- (anti-)der. English anti- Prakrit 𑀝𑀁𑀓 (ṭaṃka) Gujarati ટાંકી (ṭā̃kī)bor. Portuguese tanquebor. English tank English antitank From anti- + tank.

Meanings

1. (not-comparable) 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.

Forms

Relateds

anti-armour · hollow-charge · antipersonnel · shaped-charge · armor-piercing · tank trap · armour-piercing · anti-personnel · anti-armor

Synonyms

AT

Translations (28)

pt antitanques (designed for attacking tanks or other armored vehicles) · uk протита́нковий (designed for attacking tanks or other armored vehicles) · pl przeciwczołgowy (designed for attacking tanks or other armored vehicles) · ko 대전차 (designed for attacking tanks or other armored vehicles) · ru противота́нковый (designed for attacking tanks or other armored vehicles) · ar مضاد للدبابات (designed for attacking tanks or other armored vehicles) · cmn 反戰車 /反战车 (designed for attacking tanks or other armored vehicles) · be проціта́нкавы (designed for attacking tanks or other armored vehicles) · pt anticarro (designed for attacking tanks or other armored vehicles) · ka ტანკსაწინააღმდეგო (designed for attacking tanks or other armored vehicles) · vi chống tăng (designed for attacking tanks or other armored vehicles) · fr anti-char (designed for attacking tanks or other armored vehicles) · pt anticarros (designed for attacking tanks or other armored vehicles) · pt antitanque (designed for attacking tanks or other armored vehicles) · km ប្រឆាំងនឹងរថក្រោះ (designed for attacking tanks or other armored vehicles) · kk танкіге қарсы (designed for attacking tanks or other armored vehicles) · sv pansarvärns- (designed for attacking tanks or other armored vehicles) · mk противтенковски (designed for attacking tanks or other armored vehicles) · el αντιαρματικός (designed for attacking tanks or other armored vehicles) · cmn 反坦克 (designed for attacking tanks or other armored vehicles) · gl antitanque (designed for attacking tanks or other armored vehicles) · ca antitanc (designed for attacking tanks or other armored vehicles) · ja 対戦車 (designed for attacking tanks or other armored vehicles) · ka ჯავშანტექნიკის საწინააღმდეგო (designed for attacking tanks or other armored vehicles) · ro antitanc (designed for attacking tanks or other armored vehicles) · fi panssarintorjunta- (designed for attacking tanks or other armored vehicles) · cs protitankový (designed for attacking tanks or other armored vehicles) · pl przeciwpancerny (designed for attacking tanks or other armored vehicles)