male tank

English

Etymology

male + tank

Noun

male tank (plural male tanks)

  1. (WWI military, obsolete) an armoured fighting vehicle on caterpillar tracks equipped with cannon during The Great War

Coordinate terms

See also

  • tankette (machine gun tank & very light tank) (intewar, WWII)
  • infantry tank (a mobile pillbox tank that moves at the speed of infantry) (interwar)
  • cavalry tank (a high speed lightly armed and lightly armoured tank) (interwar)
  • cruiser tank (a speedy tank with moderate arms and moderate armour) (interwar)
  • light tank (a light, lightly armed and lightly armoured tank) (WWII)
  • medium tank (a medium weight, moderately armed and moderately armoured tank) (WWII)
  • heavy tank (a heavy, heavily armed and heavily armoured tank) (WWII)
  • superheavy tank (a very heavy tank, armed with a very large cannon and extremely armoured) (WWII)
  • battle tank (postwar)
  • main battle tank (postwar)
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