anti-tank

adjective

ˌan-tē-ˈtaŋk 

ˌan-tī-

variants or antitank

: designed to destroy or check tanks

an anti-tank missile

antitank mines

Examples of anti-tank in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The mandatory classes for teenagers include learning about the main types of armaments including machine guns, anti-tank weapons and hand grenades, as well as emergency field medicine and general military discipline. — Bloomberg, Fortune, 29 Aug. 2026

After the Chechen war in the 1990s when Russian tanks were decimated by light anti-tank weapons, the Russians introduced the Arena Active Protection System to detect and intercept incoming projectiles. — David Hambling, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026

Disarming would represent a sea change for Hamas, whose founding charter calls for armed resistance against Israel, and which sees its arsenal, including rockets, anti-tank missiles and explosives, as lying at the heart of its identity. — Samy Magdy, Los Angeles Times, 31 July 2026

Modern Abrams variants increasingly field the Trophy Active Protection System, designed to intercept incoming anti-tank rockets and missiles before impact. — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 30 June 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1916, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for anti-tank

• antitank
• interbank
• riverbank
• banc
• bank
• blank
• clank
• crank
• dank
• drank
• flank
• franc

Kids Definition

antitank

adjective

an·​ti·​tank

ˌant-i-ˈtaŋk

: designed to destroy or stop tanks