Phrase guide

tank destroyer

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

An armoured fighting vehicle equipped with an antitank gun or missile launcher.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: government, military, politics, war

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Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

an armored vehicle equipped with an antitank gun and capable of high speeds

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: armored vehicle, armoured vehicle

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Across languages

Translations

12 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: самохо́дно противота́нково оръ́дие (samohódno protivotánkovo orǎ́die) — Translations
  • Czech: stíhač tanků — Translations
  • Finnish: panssarintorjuntavaunu — Translations
  • French: chasseur de chars — Translations
  • Georgian: ტანკგამანადგურებელი (ṭanḳgamanadgurebeli) — Translations
  • Georgian: ტანკების გამანადგურებელი (ṭanḳebis gamanadgurebeli) — Translations
  • German: Jagdpanzer — Translations
  • German: Panzerjäger — Translations
  • Polish: niszczyciel czołgów — Translations
  • Spanish: cazacarros — Translations
  • Turkish: tanksavar — Translations
  • Ukrainian: вини́щувач та́нків (vynýščuvač tánkiv) — Translations