anti-tank
adjective
ˌan-tē-ˈtaŋk 
ˌan-tī-
variants
or antitank
: designed to destroy or check tanks
an anti-tank missile
antitank mines
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Short and long range anti-tank missiles, manufactured by Turkish company Roketsan, are displayed during the International Defence and Security Fair (FEINDEF) in Madrid, May 12, 2025.
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Amira El-Fekki, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 July 2025
Police officers found a machine gun, an anti-tank weapon, and other firearms in her flat last year.
—Katja Hoyer, semafor.com, 19 July 2025
The same procurement budget shows the Army’s latest batch of Javelin anti-tank missiles costing $221k apiece – and the reusable control unit needed to fire them is another $208k.
—David Hambling, Forbes.com, 10 July 2025
Also making their debut are Taiwan's TOW 2B anti-tank missiles.
—Micah McCartney, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 July 2025
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Amira El-Fekki, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 July 2025
Police officers found a machine gun, an anti-tank weapon, and other firearms in her flat last year.
—Katja Hoyer, semafor.com, 19 July 2025
The same procurement budget shows the Army’s latest batch of Javelin anti-tank missiles costing $221k apiece – and the reusable control unit needed to fire them is another $208k.
—David Hambling, Forbes.com, 10 July 2025
Also making their debut are Taiwan's TOW 2B anti-tank missiles.
—Micah McCartney, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 July 2025
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“Anti-tank.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/anti-tank. Accessed 7 Aug. 2025.
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