"battle tank" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: battle tanks [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} battle tank (plural battle tanks)
  1. Ellipsis of main battle tank. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis Alternative form of: main battle tank Synonyms: combat tank, tank Hypernyms: armored combat vehicle (alt: ACV), armored fighting vehicle (alt: AFV), armored vehicle, combat vehicle, fighting vehicle, military vehicle, tank, tracked vehicle, vehicle
    Sense id: en-battle_tank-en-noun-izgXov5r
  2. A tracked armoured fighting vehicle designed for direct ground combat, instead of a support role or indirect combat or non-ground combat role
    Sense id: en-battle_tank-en-noun-imA1Foul Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 25 75

Inflected forms

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