anti-armor

adjective

an·​ti-ar·​mor ˌan-tē-ˈär-mər How to pronounce anti-armor (audio)
ˌan-ˌtī-
: designed to be used against armored vehicles
anti-armor weapons

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The platform can employ a fragmentation or a perpetrator warheads (for anti-armor roles). Aditya Jadhav, Interesting Engineering, 18 May 2026 Iran has also been laying traps including anti-personnel and anti-armor mines around the island, the sources said, including on the shoreline. Billy Stockwell, CNN Money, 26 Mar. 2026 American systems tend to be positioned for counter-UAS, reconnaissance and support roles rather than direct anti-armor fire. Amir Husain, Forbes.com, 19 Feb. 2026 In Sunday’s incident, Palestinians fired anti-armor rockets and guns at Israeli troops operating in Rafah, a southern city within the yellow line, the army said. Jason Ma, Fortune, 19 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for anti-armor

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First Known Use

1922, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of anti-armor was in 1922

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“Anti-armor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/anti-armor. Accessed 29 May. 2026.

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