panzer (redirected from Nazi tank)

pan·zer  (pnzr, päntsr)

n.

A German armored vehicle, such as a tank, especially of the type used during World War II.

adj.

1. Of or equipped with armored vehicles: a panzer division.

2. Of or relating to an armored division.

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[German, short for Panzerdivision, armored unit, from Panzer, tank, armor, from Middle High German panzier, armor, from Old French pancier, armor for the belly, from pance, belly; see paunch.]

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panzer [ˈpænzə (German) ˈpantsər]

n

1. (Military) (modifier) of, relating to, or characteristic of the fast mechanized armoured units employed by the German army in World War II a panzer attack

2. (Military) a vehicle belonging to a panzer unit, esp a tank

3. (Military) (plural) armoured troops

[from German, from Middle High German, from Old French panciere coat of mail, from Latin pantex paunch]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

panzer - an armored vehicle or tank           armored combat vehicle, armoured combat vehicle, army tank, tank - an enclosed armored military vehicle; has a cannon and moves on caterpillar treads Deutschland, FRG, Germany, Federal Republic of Germany - a republic in central Europe; split into East Germany and West Germany after World War II and reunited in 1990

Translations

Panzer [ˈpæntsəʳ]

A. N the Panzers → las tropas motorizadas

B. CPD → motorizado
Panzer division N → división f motorizada

panzer [ˈpænzəʳ] n → panzer m inv