anti-armor

adjective

an·​ti-ar·​mor ˌan-tē-ˈär-mər How to pronounce anti-armor (audio)
ˌan-ˌtī-
: designed to be used against armored vehicles
anti-armor weapons

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In Sunday’s incident, Palestinians fired anti-armor rockets and guns at Israeli troops operating in Rafah, a southern city within the yellow line, the army said. Jason Ma, Fortune, 19 Oct. 2025 The funding has been used for new contracts and procurement from U.S. defense companies of big-ticket items, including air defense, armored vehicles, anti-armor systems, and radars. Celeste A. Wallander, Foreign Affairs, 17 Mar. 2025 What the military assets are Among the specific equipment sent from the US to Ukraine are air defense systems, drones, rocket launchers, radars, tanks and anti-armor weapons. Rachel Wilson, CNN, 8 Mar. 2025 But a spokesperson for the agency said that as of Jan. 10, the U.S. had delivered 89% of critical munitions and 94% of anti-armor systems. Erin Banco, Anastasiia Malenko, USA TODAY, 3 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for anti-armor

Word History

First Known Use

1922, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of anti-armor was in 1922

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“Anti-armor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/anti-armor. Accessed 23 Oct. 2025.

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