anti-tank
adjective
ˌan-tē-ˈtaŋk 
ˌan-tī-
variants
or antitank
: designed to destroy or check tanks
an anti-tank missile
antitank mines
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To slow them down, a pair of Ukrainian army mechanized brigades—the 60th and 66th—has deployed anti-tank missiles.
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David Axe, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
The aid package includes weapons that will be pulled from existing U.S. stockpiles, including air defense interceptors for National Advanced Surface-to-Air Missile Systems, munitions for High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems and 155mm artillery and armored vehicles and anti-tank weapons.
—Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 2 Nov. 2024
Key Components of the East Shield Physical Barriers The construction of fortifications, including anti-tank ditches, bunkers, and other obstacles, designed to impede and control movement across the border.
—Marco Rubio, Newsweek, 1 Nov. 2024
For example, the group’s military wing fired anti-tank missiles at an Israeli army base near the Lebanese border in 2019.
—Timothy Nerozzi, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 26 Oct. 2024
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David Axe, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
The aid package includes weapons that will be pulled from existing U.S. stockpiles, including air defense interceptors for National Advanced Surface-to-Air Missile Systems, munitions for High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems and 155mm artillery and armored vehicles and anti-tank weapons.
—Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 2 Nov. 2024
Key Components of the East Shield Physical Barriers The construction of fortifications, including anti-tank ditches, bunkers, and other obstacles, designed to impede and control movement across the border.
—Marco Rubio, Newsweek, 1 Nov. 2024
For example, the group’s military wing fired anti-tank missiles at an Israeli army base near the Lebanese border in 2019.
—Timothy Nerozzi, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 26 Oct. 2024
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“Anti-tank.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/anti-tank. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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