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tankette

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

An early, very small, lightly armoured tank, with a crew of one or two, equipped with machine guns.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: historical

Topics: government, military, politics, war

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History

Etymology

Etymology tree Prakrit 𑀝𑀁𑀓 (ṭaṃka) Gujarati ટાંકી (ṭā̃kī)bor. Portuguese tanquebor. English tank English -ette English tankette From tank + -ette.

Across languages

Translations

9 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: tanqueta — A small tank
  • Czech: tančík — A small tank
  • Esperanto: tanketo — A small tank
  • French: chenillette — A small tank
  • Japanese: 豆戦車 (mamesensha) — A small tank
  • Polish: tankietka — A small tank
  • Portuguese: tanqueta — A small tank
  • Russian: танке́тка (tankétka) — A small tank
  • Spanish: tanqueta — A small tank