Meanings
nountank trap (plural tank traps)
plural tank traps
- governmentAnything placed to impede the movement of tanks, such as large caltrops, Czech hedgehogs, dragon's teeth, mines, or depressions in the ground.
Land mines make good tank traps.
1954, Weapons: a pictorial history, page 139
Translations
Hungarian tankcsapda
- tankcsapdaanything placed to impede the movement of tanks
Polish rów przeciwczołgowy
- rów przeciwczołgowyanything placed to impede the movement of tanks
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APA
tank trap. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tank%20trap
MLA
“tank trap.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tank%20trap. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tank trap,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tank%20trap.
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