Search references for TANK UNIT. Phrases containing TANK UNIT
See searches and references containing TANK UNIT!TANK UNIT
large units and armour into battle. North Vietnamese tanks such as the PT-76 tanks and the T-54/T-55 tanks series which had become the main tank for armoured
Tanks_of_the_Soviet_Union
A tank is an obsolete unit of mass in India approximately equal to 4.4 g (69 gr). After metrication in the mid-20th century, the unit became obsolete
Tank_(unit)
British Army tank unit
The Royal Tank Regiment (RTR) is the oldest tank unit in the world, being formed by the British Army in 1916 during the First World War. Today, it is
Royal_Tank_Regiment
Military unit
rated the unit "superior" after a special review and deemed the unit "combat ready." After the two-year training session in Texas, 761st Tank Battalion
761st Tank Battalion (United States)
761st_Tank_Battalion_(United_States)
Cold War-era American medium tank
battle tank (MBT) introduced in February 1952, being designated as the 90mm Gun M48, armored, full-tracked, combat vehicle of the medium-gun tank class
M48_Patton
Battalion-sized World War II tank unit of the German Army
A German heavy tank battalion (German: "schwere Panzerabteilung", short: "s PzAbt") was a battalion-sized World War II tank unit of the German Army during
German_heavy_tank_battalion
Soviet heavy tank
battalions belonging to divisions. These independent tank units could be attached to mechanized units, to support infantry operations and perform breakthroughs
T-10_tank
Main battle tank/medium tank family of Soviet origin, 1946
1945. From the late 1950s, the T-54 eventually became the main tank for armoured units of the Soviet Army, armies of the Warsaw Pact countries, and many
T-54/T-55
World War II era medium tank
The M4 Sherman, officially Medium Tank, M4, was the medium tank most widely used by the United States and Western Allies in World War II. The M4 Sherman
M4_Sherman
South Korean main battle tank
fourth-generation main battle tank (MBT), designed by the Agency for Defense Development and manufactured by Hyundai Rotem. The tank's design began in the 1990s
K2_Black_Panther
60,000 troops, came with tanks supplied by the Western allies and partially staffed with experienced French officers. The unit was based on equipment and
Tanks of the Polish Armoured Forces
Tanks_of_the_Polish_Armoured_Forces
Use of armoured fighting vehicles in war
through use of manoeuvre by armoured units. Much of the application of armoured warfare depends on the use of tanks and related vehicles used by other supporting
Armoured_warfare
Military unit
Buryatia. Its military unit number is 46108. Formed in 2009, the 5th Tank Brigade is the successor formation to the 2nd Guards Tank Corps. It traces its
5th_Guards_Tank_Brigade
German heavy tank destroyer of World War II
was a heavy tank destroyer (self-propelled anti-tank gun) used by German Panzerjäger (anti-tank) units during World War II. Ninety-one units were built
Elefant
WW2 American light tank
tank M3 was a US light tank of World War II first introduced into service in the British Army in early 1941. Later, an improved version of the tank entered
M3_Stuart
Type of unit used by the United States Army during World War II
The tank destroyer battalion was a type of military unit used by the United States Army during World War II. The unit was organized in one of two different
Tank destroyer battalion (United States)
Tank_destroyer_battalion_(United_States)
Engagement during Gaza War
featured film about the all-female tank unit's activities during the 7 October attacks. Israel has promoted its female tank crews as part of its public relations
2023 Israeli female tank crew fight
2023_Israeli_female_tank_crew_fight
Main battle tank
new units, they are to be equipped with a unit of Type 16 MCVs (1-2 Companies). Despite the plan being official as of 2019, the first tank units were
Type_74_tank
Military unit
The 20th Tank Regiment was a unit of the Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN), the South Vietnamese army. The 20th Tank Regiment was organized on 31
20th Tank Regiment (South Vietnam)
20th_Tank_Regiment_(South_Vietnam)
1930s United States light tank
The M2 light tank, officially Light Tank, M2, was an American light tank of the interwar period which saw limited service during World War II. The most
M2_light_tank
Medium tank
1st Special Tank Company 1st Tank Battalion 2nd Tank Battalion 5th Tank Battalion Special Tank Company of China Detachment Tank Unit 7th Tank Regiment 8th
Type_89_I-Go_medium_tank
French tank developed during WWI
development of tanks the same year. Colonel Jean Baptiste Eugène Estienne in December 1915 began to urge for the formation of French armoured units, leading
Schneider_CA1
American third-generation main battle tank
both continued to grow. By 1969, the unit cost was many times the original estimate, approaching $1 million a tank. Due to increasing costs, delays and
M1_Abrams
Pejorative for Japanese infantrymen
Japanese general[which?] ordered the three remaining tanks of the 5th Company, 10th Tank Regiment – a tank unit directly under the command of the headquarters
Smertnik
Evolution of American Tanks
in tank design, the first American tanks to see service were copies of French light tanks and a joint heavy tank design with the United Kingdom. In the
Tanks_of_the_United_States
Sea-mobile Brigade First Lieut. Ichikawa: Led Tank Company/1st Sea-mobile Brigade Mili 66th Guard Unit (1,200 men), Captain Masanari Shiga Detachment
Structure of the Imperial Japanese forces in the South Seas Mandate
Structure_of_the_Imperial_Japanese_forces_in_the_South_Seas_Mandate
Russian Ground Forces formation
Voronezh Oblast, which its tank sub-units liberated from German occupation in their baptism of fire. In August 1943, the 4th Guards Tank Corps conducted continuous
4th_Guards_Tank_Division
Military tactics against tanks
Anti-tank warfare refers to the military strategies, tactics, and weapon systems designed to counter and destroy enemy armored vehicles, particularly tanks
Anti-tank_warfare
Tracked heavy armoured fighting vehicle
A tank is an armoured fighting vehicle intended as a primary offensive weapon in front-line ground combat. Tank designs are a balance of heavy firepower
Tank
Armored unit of the United States Army
States in 1919. In 1924, the unit converted from cavalry into armor, receiving its first tanks, and becoming the 40th Tank Company. In 1934, the company
149th_Armored_Regiment
Light tank in the Philippine military
Division formally received and inducted into service nine (9) tracked light tank units at ceremony in its headquarters in Camp O’Donnell, Tarlac. Also inducted
Sabrah_light_tank
American medium/heavy battle tank (1944–1951)
The M26 Pershing is a heavy tank, later designated as a medium tank, formerly used by the United States Army during the early years of the Cold War. It
M26_Pershing
Canadian medium tank
Sherman tank for frontline units, it was used exclusively for training purposes for the Ontario regiment and was never used in combat as a gun tank. The
Ram_tank
1961 Soviet medium tank
contrast with previous tanks, which were armed with rifled tank guns, the T-62 was the first production tank armed with a smoothbore tank gun which could fire
T-62
German tank commander (1914–1944)
recorded as a unit. When Hitler personally upgraded Wittman's Knight's Cross with oak leaves on 2 February 1944, Wittman's total was 117 tanks. Michael Wittmann
Michael_Wittmann
British WWII tank
anti-tank gun on a chassis derived from the Cromwell tank to add anti-tank firepower to the cruiser tank units. The design compromises made in fitting the large
Cruiser_Mk_VIII_Challenger
British light tank
The light tank Mk VII (A17), also known as the Tetrarch, was a British light tank produced by Vickers-Armstrongs in the late 1930s and used during the
Mk_VII_Tetrarch_light_tank
Military unit
the United States Marine Corps Corps to deploy M1A1 tanks to Afghanistan "Last U.S. Marine tank unit heading home from Afghanistan". Archived from the original
2nd_Tank_Battalion
Tank designed for all primary combat roles
alone, as they are organized into armoured units that include the support of infantry, who may accompany the tanks in infantry fighting vehicles. They are
Main_battle_tank
Land combat forces of the Imperial Japanese Navy
additionally operated armored units — typically subordinated to an SNLF unit — that were equipped with armoured cars, tankettes and tanks, including at various
Imperial Japanese Navy land forces
Imperial_Japanese_Navy_land_forces
Topics referred to by the same term
Look up tank in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. A tank is an armoured combat vehicle. Tank or tanking may also refer to: Tank Stream, New South Wales
Tank_(disambiguation)
Soviet light infantry tank
numbers than any other tank of the period, with more than 11,000 units manufactured, giving it the title of the most produced tank during the interwar period
T-26
Military unit
Tank Battalion "Diesel" or Diesel Battalion (Russian: 10-й отдельный гвардейский Уманский танковый батальон «Дизель»; MUN 08810) is a military unit of
10th Separate Guards Tank Battalion
10th_Separate_Guards_Tank_Battalion
German World War I heavy tank
followed by the first production model in October 1917. The tanks were given to Assault Tank Units 1 and 2, founded on 20 September 1917, each with five officers
A7V
WW2 Polish light tank
remaining tanks were destroyed by their crews and the unit surrendered to the Germans. The 2nd Light Tank Battalion (49 single turret tanks) was attached
7TP
Chronicle of armoured combat vehicles
armoured tank was intended to be able to protect against bullets and shell splinters, and pass through barbed wire in a way infantry units could not
History_of_the_tank
tank destroyer units during World War II. For most of the war US Army doctrine called for tank destroyers to primarily operate as concentrated tank destroyer
List of tank destroyer units of the United States Army
List_of_tank_destroyer_units_of_the_United_States_Army
American second generation main battle tank
M60 is an American second-generation main battle tank (MBT). It was officially standardized as the Tank, Combat, Full Tracked: 105-mm Gun, M60 in March
M60_tank
Anti-tank type of armoured fighting vehicle
Tank destroyer A tank destroyer, tank hunter or tank killer is a type of armoured fighting vehicle, predominantly intended for anti-tank duties. They are
Tank_destroyer
The Medium Tank Trials Unit (MTTU) was a temporary Australian Army unit formed to test M60 Patton and Leopard 1 tanks to determine the most suitable replacement
Medium Tank Trials Unit (Australia)
Medium_Tank_Trials_Unit_(Australia)
Tank battle fought during the Gulf War
great tank battle of the 20th century." This battle took place several hours after another, smaller, tank battle at Al Busayyah. The main U.S. unit in the
Battle_of_73_Easting
British/American WWI tank
it decided to form its own tank corps with 25 tank battalions including five heavy tank battalions. To equip the heavy units, Major James A. Drain – a
Mark_VIII_tank
Airborne light tank
The M22 Locust, officially Light Tank (Airborne), M22, was an American-designed airborne light tank which was produced during World War II. The Locust
M22_Locust
Tank battle in the Gulf War
other regular Iraqi units. It was equipped with T-72 and T-62 tanks. The T-62 tank being its primary system. Overall the primary tank of the Iraqi forces
Battle_of_Norfolk
Japanese main battle tank
The Type 90 tank (90式戦車, Kyū-maru-shiki-sensha) is a main battle tank (MBT) of the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force (JGSDF). It was designed and built
Type_90_tank
Units of the Israel Defense Forces
anti-tank (Pluga Neged Tankim, or Palnat). In late December 2015, several IDF special forces units were transferred to the Oz Brigade. Other SF units or
Special_forces_of_Israel
German WWII heavy tank
The Tiger II was a German heavy tank of the Second World War. The final official German designation was Panzerkampfwagen Tiger Ausf. B, often shortened
Tiger_II
German armored command vehicle
to provide a tank unit commander with mobility and communications on the battlefield. A development of the Army's first mass-produced tank, the Panzer
Sd.Kfz. 265 Panzerbefehlswagen
Sd.Kfz._265_Panzerbefehlswagen
Military unit
a decorated Soviet separate tank regiment during the Second World War, consisting primarily of ethnic Armenians. The unit was named after David of Sasun
Sassuntsi-Davit_Tank_Regiment
German medium tank of WWII
Panther tank, officially Panzerkampfwagen V Panther (abbreviated Pz.Kpfw. V) with ordnance inventory designation: Sd.Kfz. 171, is a German medium tank of World
Panther_tank
American medium tank of World War II
The M3 Lee, officially Medium Tank, M3, was an American medium tank used during World War II. The turret was produced in two different forms, one for
M3_Lee
Light Tank Company based at Randwick. It was not the Australian Army's only armoured unit as the Second World War approached. The 2nd Light Tank Company
Tanks_in_the_Australian_Army
Schneider CA1 was the first tank produced by France, and 400 units were built. The French also experimented with various tank designs, such as the Frot-Laffly
Tanks_of_France
Series of Soviet WWII heavy tanks
The IS tanks (Russian: ИС) were a series of heavy tanks developed as a successor to the KV-series by the Soviet Union during World War II. The IS acronym
IS_tank_family
Japanese main battle tank
(10式戦車, Hitomaru-shiki sensha) is a Japanese fourth generation main battle tank produced by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries for the Japanese Ground Self Defense
Type_10
Tanks were an important weapons system in World War II. Although tanks in the inter-war years were the subject of widespread research, few were made, in
Tanks_in_World_War_II
Amphibious light tank
World War II, the concept of light tanks was resurrected in the USSR. They were to be used in reconnaissance units and therefore an amphibious ability
PT-76
French cavalry tank
meant that the other four tanks of the platoon were never fitted with any form of radio, although in some units all tanks had antennas: the programme
SOMUA_S35
Tanks utilized by the United States throughout both world wars and their history
As the American army did not have tanks of its own, the French two-man Renault FT light tank was used by US in the later stages of World War I. It was
Tanks of the United States in the world wars
Tanks_of_the_United_States_in_the_world_wars
Combat history of Soviet light tank
In addition, captured T-26 light tanks were used by the Finnish, German, Romanian and Hungarian armies. The first unit equipped with the T-26 was the 1st
Combat_history_of_the_T-26
Marines of the Imperial Japanese Navy
Yokosuka SNLF. Shanghai SNLF Tank Company Milne Tank Platoon of Kure 5th SNLF Tarawa Tank Unit of Sasebo 7th SNLF Navy tank unit Yokosuka 1st SNLF Itoh Armored
Special_Naval_Landing_Forces
Russian Ground Forces formation
The 1st Guards Tank Red Banner Army (Military Unit Number 73621) has been the only tank army of the Russian Ground Forces since its restoration in 2014
1st_Guards_Tank_Army
American light tank
The M24 Chaffee (officially light tank M24) was an American light tank used during the later part of World War II; it was also used in post–World War II
M24_Chaffee
British WWII amphibious swimming tank
DD or duplex drive tanks, nicknamed "Donald Duck tanks", were a type of amphibious swimming tank developed by the British during the Second World War
DD_tank
American heavy tank
The M103 heavy tank (officially designated 120mm gun combat tank M103, initially T43) was a heavy tank that served in the United States Army and the United
M103_heavy_tank
Evolution of British tanks
This article on military tanks deals with the history and development of tanks of the British Army from their first use in the First World War, the interwar
Tanks_in_the_British_Army
Tank used for storing hot water for heating or domestic use
A hot water storage tank (also called a hot water tank, thermal storage tank, hot water thermal storage unit, heat storage tank, hot water cylinder, and
Hot_water_storage_tank
2009 video game
Tank! Tank! Tank! is a 2009 third-person shooter arcade game developed and published by Namco Bandai Games. It was ported to the Wii U in 2012, where it
Tank!_Tank!_Tank!
Medium tank
Empire of Japan. The following number of units were produced for the years 1938 to 1943: Type 97 Chi-Ha tank (57 mm gun): 1938: 110 1939: 202 1940: 315
Type_97_Chi-Ha_medium_tank
1973 war between Israel and Arab states
as a tank company commander, had arrived at Nafah unattached to any combat unit, to gather some crews and follow him to the south with a few tanks to take
Yom_Kippur_War
Military unit
heavy Panzer Abteilung (independent battalion-sized unit) equipped with Tiger I and Panzer III tanks. In 1944, it was re-equipped with the new Tiger II
503rd_Heavy_Panzer_Battalion
Heavy tank
to serve as a replacement to the M103 in service with American heavy tank units in Europe. Armor on the hull front was to range between 5–8 in (130–200 mm)
T57_heavy_tank
Anti-tank gun and tank gun
Firefly – which gave British tank units the ability to hold their own against their German counterparts. In the anti-tank role, the 17-pdr was replaced
Ordnance_QF_17-pounder
Combination of a heavy tractor unit and mating semi-trailer used for transporting tanks
A tank transporter is a combination of a heavy tractor unit or a ballast tractor and a mating full trailer, hydraulic modular trailer or semi-trailer
Tank_transporter
Indian main battle tank
Attack or Laser Homing Anti-Tank gun) anti-tank guided missile was carried out in 2004. By 2006, unit maintenance and unit repair vehicles developed for
Arjun_(tank)
Main battle tank
Altay (Turkish for Red foal/colt) is a Turkish fourth generation main battle tank designed by Otokar, based on the South Korean K2 Black Panther. It is produced
Altay_(tank)
tank units were not raised until late in 1918. Initially, these units were considered to be part of the Machine Gun Corps and the 1st Canadian Tank Battalion;
Tanks_of_Canada
Military unit size designation
A company is a military unit, typically consisting of 100–250 soldiers and usually commanded by a major or a captain. Most companies are made up of three
Company_(military_unit)
Cold War-era American light tank
The M41 Walker Bulldog, officially 76-mm gun tank M41, was an American light tank developed for armed reconnaissance purposes. It was produced by Cadillac
M41_Walker_Bulldog
American tank destroyer
When the Tank Destroyer Force was organized in 1941, their commander, Lieutenant Colonel (later General) Andrew Davis Bruce envisioned the units being equipped
M18_Hellcat
Military unit
The 56th (King's Own) Anti-Tank Regiment was a Territorial Army unit of the British Army's Royal Artillery (RA), which was converted from the 4th Battalion
56th (King's Own) Anti-Tank Regiment, Royal Artillery
56th_(King's_Own)_Anti-Tank_Regiment,_Royal_Artillery
Armoured regiment of the Australian Army
armoured unit in the Australian Regular Army on 7 July 1949, the regiment squadrons served during the Vietnam War operating Centurion tanks. More recently
1st Armoured Regiment (Australia)
1st_Armoured_Regiment_(Australia)
Military operation during the Western Desert Campaign of the Second World War
German units had reached Derna east of the Jebel Akhdar but some units had run out of water and fuel at Tengeder. A column of reconnaissance, anti-tank, machine-gun
Operation_Skorpion
German tank battalion during World War II
Panzerabteilung 502) was a German heavy tank battalion during World War II. The battalion was the first unit to receive and field the Tiger I. It fought
502nd_Heavy_Panzer_Battalion
Soviet main battle tank
The T-64 is a Soviet tank manufactured in Kharkiv, and designed by Alexander Morozov. The tank was introduced in the early 1960s. It was a more advanced
T-64
Active Italian Army tank unit
The unit's lineage traces back to the World War II VII Tank Battalion M13/40, which was formed, on 30 January 1941, by the depot of the 32nd Tank Infantry
7th Tank Battalion "M.O. Di Dio"
7th_Tank_Battalion_"M.O._Di_Dio"
Military unit
Régiment de chars de combat (RCC; '501st–503rd Combat Tank Regiment') was an armoured tank unit of the French Army. The regiment was the armoured component
501e-503e Régiment de chars de combat
501e-503e_Régiment_de_chars_de_combat
Armored corps of the United States Army during World War I
American tank units to the Western Front of 1918 Europe. An initial plan for 2,000 light Renault FT tanks and 200 heavy British Mark VI tanks was changed
Tank_Corps_(United_States)
Military unit
653) was a tank destroyer unit of the German Wehrmacht active during World War II. It was equipped with Ferdinand and later Jagdtiger tank destroyers
653rd Heavy Panzerjäger Battalion
653rd_Heavy_Panzerjäger_Battalion
Japanese tankette
China: Special Tank Company of China Detachment Tank Unit Xuzhou, China: 1st Tank Battalion and 5th Tank Battalion Nomonhan, Manchukuo: 3rd Tank Regiment and
Type_94_tankette
TANK UNIT
TANK UNIT
Girl/Female
American, Danish, French, German, Hindu, Indian, Sanskrit
Body
Boy/Male
Hindu
Scent of the lotus
Boy/Male
American, British, Christian, Dutch, English, French, German, Hindu, Indian, Teutonic
Ruler of the Estate; Home Ruler
Male
French
French form of Roman Latin Caietanus, GAËTAN means "from Caieta (Gaeta, Italy)."
Male
English
Pet form of English Henry, HANK means "home-ruler."
Surname or Lastname
English
English : nickname for someone tall and thin, from Old English hlanc ‘long’, ‘narrow’.North German : topographic name for some living at the side of a hill or river for example, from Middle Low German lanke ‘side’, ‘flank’.
Female
French
Feminine form of French Gaëtan, GAËTANE means "from Caieta (Gaeta, Italy)."
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from a personal name, Samke, possibly from Old Norse Sadúlfr, or from Sanni, a pet form of Old Norse Sandi.
Boy/Male
Teutonic American German Dutch English
Rules an estate.
Boy/Male
Hindu
Issue
Boy/Male
African, Australian, Danish, Ghana
Male Name After the Tano River in Ghana
Surname or Lastname
English
English : unexplained. In the U.S., this is a predominantly a southern name, with large concentrations in NC, SC, and GA.
Surname or Lastname
German, Dutch, and Jewish (Ashkenazic)
German, Dutch, and Jewish (Ashkenazic) : from Middle High German or Middle Low German banc, or Yiddish bank ‘bench’, ‘table’, ‘counter’, in any of various senses, e.g. a metonymic occupational name for anyone whose work required a bench or counter, for example a butcher, baker, court official, or money changer.Danish and Swedish : topographic name from bank ‘(sand)bank’ or a habitational name from a farm named with this word.Danish and Swedish : from bank ‘noise’, hence a nickname for a loud or noisy person. Compare Bang.Danish : habitational name from the German place name Bänkau.English : probably a variant of Banks.Americanized spelling of Polish Bąk, literally ‘horsefly’; perhaps a nickname for an irritating person.Hungarian (Bánk) : from a pet form of the old secular personal name Bán.
Girl/Female
Assamese, Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Oriya, Sanskrit, Tamil, Telugu, Traditional
Body; Delicate; Sweet
Boy/Male
Indian
Boy/Male
British, English
Field of Beans
Girl/Female
Indian, Marathi
Little
Surname or Lastname
English
English : nickname for a powerfully built man or someone of violent emotions, from the Middle English adjective rank (Old English ranc ‘proud’, ‘rebellious’).English : from a medieval personal name, a back-formation from the diminutive Rankin.South German : variant of Rang 2.German : nickname either for an agile person, from Middle High German ranc ‘quick turn’, or in some instances for someone who was tall and thin, from Low German rank. In some cases the surname may have been from a personal name formed with this element.Czech : from a pet form of a personal name, which could be either Slavic Ranožir or Germanic Randolf (see Randolph).Swedish and Danish : nickname from rank ‘erect’, ‘upright’, ‘straight’.
Boy/Male
Hindu
Will, Determination
Surname or Lastname
German
German : topographic name for someone who lived in a forest, Middle High German tan. This was originally a distinct word from tanne ‘pine tree’, and denoted a forest of any kind. Inevitably, however, the two became confused, with the result that Tann now denotes only coniferous forests; it is a rather rare and literary word.English (East Anglia) : variant of Tanner 1.
TANK UNIT
TANK UNIT
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian
Lovely Person
Boy/Male
French Hebrew
Help.
Boy/Male
Indian
Group of camels that number from to
Girl/Female
Indian
When light spreads over the
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Holm.
Boy/Male
Indian, Sanskrit
Friend of the Guru
Girl/Female
Hindu
Boy/Male
Norse
Thunder Finn.
Boy/Male
British, English
Lives at the Ash Tree Pool
Girl/Female
British, English, Greek
Cute; Chaste; Holy
TANK UNIT
TANK UNIT
TANK UNIT
TANK UNIT
TANK UNIT
v. t.
To take rank of; to outrank.
v. i. & t.
To become lank; to make lank.
superl.
Causing vigorous growth; producing luxuriantly; very rich and fertile; as, rank land.
n.
Subject of discourse; as, his achievment is the talk of the town.
v. t.
The direction of a vessel in regard to the trim of her sails; as, the starboard tack, or port tack; -- the former when she is closehauled with the wind on her starboard side; hence, the run of a vessel on one tack; also, a change of direction.
v. i.
To keep a bank; to carry on the business of a banker.
v. t.
To speak freely; to use for conversing or communicating; as, to talk French.
n.
A peculiar flavor or taint; as, a musty tack.
v. t.
To deliver in talking; to speak; to utter; to make a subject of conversation; as, to talk nonsense; to talk politics.
v. t.
Especially, to attach or secure in a slight or hasty manner, as by stitching or nailing; as, to tack together the sheets of a book; to tack one piece of cloth to another; to tack on a board or shingle; to tack one piece of metal to another by drops of solder.
v. t.
To deposit in a bank.
superl.
Strong-scented; rancid; musty; as, oil of a rank smell; rank-smelling rue.
superl.
Luxuriant in growth; of vigorous growth; exuberant; grown to immoderate height; as, rank grass; rank weeds.
n.
Report; rumor; as, to hear talk of war.
n. & v.
Degree of dignity, eminence, or excellence; position in civil or social life; station; degree; grade; as, a writer of the first rank; a lawyer of high rank.
v. t.
To heap or pile up; as, to bank sand.
n.
Fig.: A sharp, specific flavor or tinge. Cf. Tang a twang.
n.
That which is attached; a supplement; an appendix. See Tack, v. t., 3.
superl.
Raised to a high degree; violent; extreme; gross; utter; as, rank heresy.
n. & v.
Grade of official standing, as in the army, navy, or nobility; as, the rank of general; the rank of admiral.