tachanka

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noun

A horse-drawn machine gun, usually a cart or open wagon with the gun installed in the back.

OriginRussian тачанка ← Ukrainian тачанка →
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Meanings

nountachanka (plural tachankas)

plural tachankas

  1. historicalA horse-drawn machine gun, usually a cart or open wagon with the gun installed in the back.

Origin

  1. Ukrainianтачанка
  2. Russianтачанка
  3. Englishtachanka

From Russian тачанка (tačanka) or Ukrainian тачанка (tačanka).

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Translations

Russian тачанка
  • тачанка (tačanka)horse-drawn machine gun
Cite this entry
APA

tachanka. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tachanka

MLA

“tachanka.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tachanka. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tachanka,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tachanka.

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