battle tank

English

Noun

battle tank (plural battle tanks)

1. Ellipsis of main battle tank.

   Coordinate term: tank

2. A tracked armoured fighting vehicle designed for direct ground combat, instead of a support role or indirect combat or non-ground combat role

   Coordinate terms: (non direct ground combat tanks) support tank, training tank

   Coordinate terms: (direct ground combat tanks) light tank, medium tank, heavy tank, superheavy tank, infantry tank, cavalry tank, main battle tank

Synonyms

• combat tank
• tank

 

Hypernyms

• armored combat vehicle (ACV)
• armored fighting vehicle (AFV)
• armored vehicle
• combat vehicle
• fighting vehicle
• military vehicle
• tank
• tracked vehicle
• vehicle