main battle tank (English, noun)
expansion: main battle tank (plural main battle tanks)
Senses:
glosses: The primary tank of a country or armed forces.
topics: government
military
politics
war
glosses: 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.
Forms:
form: main battle tanks
tags: plural
form: MBT
tags: alternative