cruiser tank

noun

One of a British class of fast, lightly armoured and lightly armed tanks of the 1930s and 1940s designed for flanking and manoeuvring to attack the enemy rear and supply lines.

Similar
cavalry tank
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Meanings

nouncruiser tank (plural cruiser tanks)

plural cruiser tanks

  1. historicalOne of a British class of fast, lightly armoured and lightly armed tanks of the 1930s and 1940s designed for flanking and manoeuvring to attack the enemy rear and supply lines.

    Synonyms: cavalry tank

Synonyms & antonyms

nounOne of a British class of fast, lightly armoured and lightly armed tanks of the 1930s and 1940s designed for flanking and manoeuvring to attack the enemy rear and supply lines.

Similar
cavalry tank

Origin

Compound of cruiser + tank, named after the type of military ship.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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