main battle tank

English

Alternative forms

• MBT

Etymology

USA, 1955, main +‎ battle tank.

Noun

main battle tank (plural main battle tanks)

1. The primary tank of a country or armed forces.
2. (military) 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.

Quotations

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Synonyms

• MBT (abbreviation)
• universal tank

Coordinate terms

• armored car
• armored personnel carrier (APC)
• cavalry tank (WWI)
• half-track (WWII)
• heavy tank (WWII)
• infantry fighting vehicle (IFV)
• infantry tank (WWI)
• light tank (WWII)
• medium tank (WWII)
• scout tank (WWI)
• tank destroyer (WWII)

Translations

primary tank of a military force

• Belarusian: асноўны баявы танк m (asnóŭny bajavy tank)
• Finnish: päätaisteluvaunu
• French: char de combat principal m
• Malay: kereta kebal tempur utama
• Russian: основной боевой танк m (osnovnoj bojevoj tank), основной танк (osnovnoj tank)

multipurpose tank

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• Finnish: taistelupanssarivaunu (fi)
• French: char de combat (fr) m
• German: Kampfpanzer (de) m
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• Polish: główny czołg bojowy m
• Portuguese: carro de combate principal m
• Romanian: tanc de luptă n
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• Spanish: tanque de combate principal m
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• Ukrainian: ^{(please verify)} осно́вний бойови́й танк m (osnóvnyj bojovýj tank)