noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   An armored combat vehicle, a tank archaic
2. 2
   A superheavy tank, supertank archaic

Synonyms

All synonyms

land battleshipland cruiserland ironcladsupertank

Etymology

From land + ship. Compare Old English landsċipe (“countryside, region, tract of land”) and Modern English landscape.

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