noun
Meaning 1
The primary tank of a country or armed forces.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
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Phrase guide
main battle tank
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noun
Meaning 2
A tank with a good balance of firepower, cross-country mobility, and armoured protection, and therefore capable of carrying out the roles of breakthrough, exploitation and infantry support.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: government, military, politics, war
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History
Etymology
USA, 1955, main + battle tank.
Across languages
Translations
15 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Belarusian: асноўны баявы танк (asnówny bajavy tank) — primary tank of a military force
- Bulgarian: осно́вен бо́ен танк (osnóven bóen tank) — primary tank of a military force
- Finnish: päätaisteluvaunu — primary tank of a military force
- French: char de combat principal — primary tank of a military force
- Malay: kereta kebal tempur utama — primary tank of a military force
- Russian: основной боевой танк (osnovnoj bojevoj tank) — primary tank of a military force
- Russian: основной танк — primary tank of a military force
- Dutch: gevechtstank — multipurpose tank
- Finnish: taistelupanssarivaunu — multipurpose tank
- French: char de combat — multipurpose tank
- German: Kampfpanzer — multipurpose tank
- Polish: główny czołg bojowy — multipurpose tank
- Portuguese: carro de combate principal — multipurpose tank
- Romanian: tanc de luptă — multipurpose tank
- Spanish: tanque de combate principal — multipurpose tank