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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Tank traps dug during a time of heightened political tensions in the 1970s strafe the landscape either side of the highway, and a section of desert along from where the trench is being dug is still laid with anti-tank mines from the era.
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John Bartlett, NPR, 23 May 2026
Last year, Spain canceled a deal for anti-tank missile systems sold by an Israeli company’s subsidiary.
—ABC News, 20 May 2026
The infantry was also procuring its own anti-tank weapons, like the American M1 Bazooka, the British Boys Anti-Tank Rifle, the Soviet PTRD-41 and PTRS-41, and the German Panzerschreck and Panzerfaust.
—Matthew S Williams, Interesting Engineering, 20 May 2026
Hamas, whose founding charter calls for armed resistance against Israel, has been reluctant to give up its arsenal, including rockets, anti-tank missiles, and explosives.
—Julia Frankel, Los Angeles Times, 13 May 2026
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John Bartlett, NPR, 23 May 2026
Last year, Spain canceled a deal for anti-tank missile systems sold by an Israeli company’s subsidiary.
—ABC News, 20 May 2026
The infantry was also procuring its own anti-tank weapons, like the American M1 Bazooka, the British Boys Anti-Tank Rifle, the Soviet PTRD-41 and PTRS-41, and the German Panzerschreck and Panzerfaust.
—Matthew S Williams, Interesting Engineering, 20 May 2026
Hamas, whose founding charter calls for armed resistance against Israel, has been reluctant to give up its arsenal, including rockets, anti-tank missiles, and explosives.
—Julia Frankel, Los Angeles Times, 13 May 2026
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“Anti-tank.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/anti-tank. Accessed 29 May. 2026.
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