bobbin tank

noun

A road-laying armoured tracked fighting vehicle that carries a spool of fabric to be used as a road surface over loose ground that tanks have difficulty crossing.

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Meanings

nounbobbin tank (plural bobbin tanks)

plural bobbin tanks

  1. A road-laying armoured tracked fighting vehicle that carries a spool of fabric to be used as a road surface over loose ground that tanks have difficulty crossing.

Origin

From bobbin + tank, from the bobbin-like appearance of the spool of road surface material attached to the tank.

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APA

bobbin tank. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bobbin%20tank

MLA

“bobbin tank.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bobbin%20tank. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bobbin tank,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bobbin%20tank.

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