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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After a summit in Seoul between President Lee Jae Myung and Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto, the two governments issued a joint statement pledging deeper economic ties and continued cooperation on joint defense projects, including fighter jets, trainer aircraft and anti-tank missile systems.
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ABC News, 1 Apr. 2026
Nine Israeli soldiers have been killed in southern Lebanon from Hezbollah anti-tank missile fire.
—Tal Shalev, CNN Money, 31 Mar. 2026
The Israeli military said one of its soldiers was killed in a Hezbollah anti-tank missile attack in southern Lebanon, which also wounded four other soldiers.
—Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 30 Mar. 2026
Kim claimed the tank’s protection system could defeat nearly all existing anti-tank weapons, though such assertions could not be independently verified, Reuters reported.
—Eric MacK, FOXNews.com, 29 Mar. 2026
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ABC News, 1 Apr. 2026
Nine Israeli soldiers have been killed in southern Lebanon from Hezbollah anti-tank missile fire.
—Tal Shalev, CNN Money, 31 Mar. 2026
The Israeli military said one of its soldiers was killed in a Hezbollah anti-tank missile attack in southern Lebanon, which also wounded four other soldiers.
—Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 30 Mar. 2026
Kim claimed the tank’s protection system could defeat nearly all existing anti-tank weapons, though such assertions could not be independently verified, Reuters reported.
—Eric MacK, FOXNews.com, 29 Mar. 2026
See All Example Sentences for anti-tank
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“Anti-tank.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/anti-tank. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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