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PRONUNCIATION OF ANTITANK

antitank  [ˌæntɪˈtæŋk] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF ANTITANK

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Antitank is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES ANTITANK MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Anti-tank warfare

Anti-tank warfare arose as a result of the need to develop technology and tactics to destroy tanks during the First World War. Because tanks represent an enemy's greatest force projection, anti-tank warfare has been incorporated into the doctrine of nearly every combat service since. The predominant anti-tank weapons at the start of the Second World War were the tank-mounted gun, limbered anti-tank guns and anti-tank grenades used by the infantry as well as ground-attack aircraft such as the Junkers Ju 87 Stuka. Anti-tank warfare evolved rapidly, particularly on the Eastern Front, to include new infantry and infantry support weapons such as the bazooka, anti-tank combat engineering, specialized anti-tank aircraft and self-propelled tank destroyers. Both the Red Army and the German Army developed methods of combating tank-led offensives, including deployment of static anti-tank weapons embedded in in-depth defensive positions, protected by anti-tank obstacles and minefields, and supported by mobile anti-tank reserves and ground attack aircraft.

Definition of antitank in the English dictionary

The definition of antitank in the dictionary is designed to immobilize or destroy armoured vehicles.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH ANTITANK


banc
bæŋk
bank
bæŋk
blank
blæŋk
crank
kræŋk
dank
dæŋk
drank
dræŋk
franc
fræŋk
frank
fræŋk
hank
hæŋk
Planck
plæŋk
plank
plæŋk
prank
præŋk
rank
ræŋk
shank
ʃæŋk
skank
skæŋk
spank
spæŋk
stank
stæŋk
tank
tæŋk
thank
θæŋk
wank
wæŋk

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE ANTITANK

antitakeover
antitarnish
antitax
antitechnology
antiterrorism
antiterrorist
antithalian
antitheft
antitheism
antitheist
antitheistic
antitheoretical
antitheses
antithesis
antithet
antithetic
antithetical
antithetically
antithrombin
antithrombotic

WORDS THAT END LIKE ANTITANK

developing tank
drop tank
drunk tank
expansion tank
fish tank
fuel tank
gas tank
header tank
oil storage tank
oil tank
oxygen tank
petrol tank
reserve petrol tank
reserve tank
sedimentation tank
septic tank
surge tank
think tank
think-tank
water tank

Synonyms and antonyms of antitank in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «antitank» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF ANTITANK

Find out the translation of antitank to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of antitank from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «antitank» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

反坦克
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

antitanque
570 millions of speakers

English

antitank
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

टैंकभेदी
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

المضادة للدبابات
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

противотанковая
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

antitanque
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ট্যাঁক-বিধ্বংসী
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

antichar
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Antitank
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Panzerabwehr
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

対戦車
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

대전차
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Antitank
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

chống chiến xa
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

டாங்கி தகர்ப்பு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

विरोधाभास
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

tanksavar
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

anticarro
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

przeciwpancernej
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

протитанкова
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

antitanc
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

αντιαρματικά
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

antitank
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

antitank
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

antitank
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of antitank

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «ANTITANK»

The term «antitank» is quite widely used and occupies the 54.629 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «ANTITANK» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about antitank

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ANTITANK»

Discover the use of antitank in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to antitank and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Antitank Warfare
Intended for a wide range of military readers, this book discusses, on the basis of materials published in the Soviet and foreign press, the main principles of fighting tanks and other armored vehicles in various operations.
G. Biryukov, G. Melnikov, 2002
2
The Battle for Kursk, 1943: The Soviet General Staff Study
arranged to call for artillery fire on them. The front artillery staff had threefold communications with all formations and units of the front antitank reserve through liaison officers, radio communications by front headquarters channels, and radio  ...
David M. Glantz, Harold Steven Orenstein, 1999
3
Kursk: Hitler's Gamble, 1943
Overall the Central Front had 3,110 antitank guns, 10 per km, and 25 other guns and mortars per km, but most of the guns were concentrated in the 13th Army area where the density of artillery was much higher.'' In the south, the 375th Rifle  ...
Walter Scott Dunn, 1997
4
Barbarossa Derailed: The German advance to Smolensk, the ...
... 420, 446, 460, 520 449, 597, 602 578th Antitank, 313 580th Rifle, 234 586th Rifle, 355 587th Corps Artillery, 597, 602 592nd Gun Artillery, 602 596th Corps Artillery, 599, 603 596th Gun Artillery, 448, 498 596th Howitzer, 415, 430 599th Rifle ...
David M. Glantz, 2010
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The Egyptian Strategy for the Yom Kippur War: An Analysis
The use of antitank weapons by the Arabs—especially the Egyptians—is regarded as one of the main innovations of the Yom Kippur War. In an article on the Soviet argument in favor of antitank warfare, the British historian Phillip Karber ...
Dani Asher, 2009
6
Salamanca 1812
The USSR, like most of the belligerent nations, entered the war with basically four types of infantry antitank weapons: light antitank guns, antitank rifles, antitank rifle grenades, and antitank hand grenades and hand-delivered charges.
Ian Fletcher, 2001
7
Weapons of Patton's Armies
The Ordnance Department's efforts at trying to introduce a towed 90-mm antitank gun into service was delayed by design problems with the carriage and trails, and the fact that the Tank Destroyer Force could see no use for the large and heavy ...
Michael Green Gladys Green
8
On Armor
The former was an antitank gun of 88mm, the latter a 150mm artillery howitzer. As before, the self-propelled antitank guns greatly outnumbered other sorts of weapons. Between January of 1943 (when production started) and March of 1944, ...
Bruce I. Gudmundsson, 2004
9
Panzers in the Sand: The History of Panzer-Regiment, 1935-1941
In contrast, the effectiveness of the French 4.7-centimeter antitank gun was very good. That cannon penetrated all German armor at every location up to a distance of 600 meters. The short 3.7-centimeter antitank gun was worthless. The French ...
Bernd Hartmann, 2010
10
Tank Killers: A History of America's World War II Tank ...
In 1936, the Army's Command and General Staff School finally published—for instructional purposes—a manual entitled Antitank Defense (Tentative), which anticipated the establishment of antitank companies in the infantry regiments and an ...
Harry Yeide, 2010

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ANTITANK»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term antitank is used in the context of the following news items.
1
U.S. Resumes Weapons Sales to Bahraini Dictatorship Despite Poor …
Among the U.S. military hardware released in the past week to Bahrain are Humvees and antitank missiles, reported Felicia Schwartz of The ... «AllGov, Jul 15»
2
Ukrainian army violates ceasefire regime 27 times over past day …
The use of antitank means, air defense systems, grenade launchers and small arms has also been registered. Kiev shelled the cities of Donetsk ... «Focus News, Jul 15»
3
Kurds tell Jpost: 'Just send us weapons to defeat ISIS'
Harni makes two main points very clear: One, the Peshmerga need more and advanced weapon systems, such as the MILAN antitank missile. «Jerusalem Post Israel News, Jul 15»
4
As extremists strike in Sinai, it's time to assume Egypt's truce with …
They used advanced Kornet antitank missiles, car bombs and suicide bombers. According to an unconfirmed report, they even downed an ... «Haaretz, Jul 15»
5
Ukrainian militia claim to have spotted 'Russian military camp'
Experts confirmed that it multiple Russian manufactured T-72 tanks, T-12 antitank cannons, petrol lorries, tents and other vehicles appear to be ... «Newsweek, Jul 15»
6
The 36-Year Project to Whitewash Iran
The pitch worked, and the Reagan team resolved to sell the mullahs antitank missiles, first via Israeli intermediaries and later directly. «Commentary Magazine, Jul 15»
7
Veterans center hosting a must-see exhibit
The 442nd Antitank Company took to the air in C41 gliders to support this mission. On display in the Nisei Veterans Memorial Center are ... «Lahaina News, Jul 15»
8
Taliban attack NATO convoy in Kabul; US lifts some arms restrictions …
“The items released on Monday included antitank missiles and Humvees. Bahrain also will be able to request additional arms from the U.S. as ... «Defense One, Jun 15»
9
US Resuming Arms Sales to Bahrain's Military
The items released on Monday included antitank missiles and Humvees. Bahrain also will be able to request additional arms from the U.S. as ... «Wall Street Journal, Jun 15»
10
Human Rights Watch criticizes US resumption of military aid to Bahrain
Bahrain's military now can receive antitank missiles, Humvees, ammunition and small arms. Kirby also described Bahrain as “an important and ... «Press TV, Jun 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Antitank [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/antitank>. Apr 2024 ».
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