main battle tank

English - Turkish

Definition of main battle tank in English Turkish dictionary

(Askeri) ANA MUHAREBE TANKI: Zırhlı birliklerle piyade birliklerinin başlıca hücum silahı olarak vazife gören, kalın koruyucu zırha sahip, tırtıllı bir araç. Yeni ana muharebe tankına Shillelagh monte edilmiştir. Ayrıca bakınız: "tank", "main battle"

Related Terms

tank, main battle

(Askeri) ANA TAARRUZ TANKI: Taarruzi muharebe için seyyar ateş gücü ve mürettebat koruması temin eden paletli bir araç

English - English

Definition of main battle tank in English English dictionary

The primary tank of a country or armed forces

A tank with a good balance of firepower, cross-country mobility, and armoured protection, and therefore capable of carrying out the roles of breakthrough, exploitation and infantry support

MBT, primary tank (medium or heavy) used in combat

Hyphenation

Main bat·tle tank

Turkish pronunciation

meyn bätıl tängk

Synonyms

universal tank

Pronunciation

/ˈmān ˈbatəl ˈtaɴɢk/ /ˈmeɪn ˈbætəl ˈtæŋk/

Etymology

() USA, 1955, main +‎ battle (“n. attr.”) +‎ tank.