antitank

[ an-tee-tangk, an-tahy- ]

adjective

, Military.

1. designed for use against tanks or other armored vehicles:

   antitank gun.

antitank

/ ˌæntɪˈtæŋk /

adjective

1. designed to immobilize or destroy armoured vehicles ATK

   antitank weapons

Word History and Origins

Origin of antitank¹

First recorded in 1915–20; anti- + tank

Example Sentences

Instead, they are sown with “dragons’ teeth,” concrete antitank barriers typically bound together with cables and threaded with razor wire.

From New York Times

So far, though, the Pentagon has identified a potential danger only in a few unusual circumstances, like firing powerful antitank weapons or an abnormally high number of artillery shells.

From New York Times

In flat green fields less than half an hour to the east, though, crews scatter pyramid-shaped reinforced cement antitank obstacles known as “dragon’s teeth.”

From Los Angeles Times

In one Israeli border town, antitank missiles fired from Lebanon have damaged scores of homes.

From New York Times

As the State Department’s top Russia official during the Obama administration, she argued unsuccessfully for arming Ukraine with antitank missiles, and during the Biden administration has been among the biggest proponents of sending Ukraine more and better U.S. weapons.

From New York Times