main battle tank

English

Alternative forms

MBT

Etymology

USA, 1955, main +‎ battle tank.

Noun

main battle tank (plural main battle tanks)

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

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