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tankette.

An early, very small, lightly armoured tank, with a crew of one or two, equipped with machine guns.

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Meaning & usage

noun
  1. An early, very small, lightly armoured tank, with a crew of one or two, equipped with machine guns.

    historical
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Prakrit 𑀝𑀁𑀓 (ṭaṃka) Gujarati ટાંકી (ṭā̃kī)bor. Portuguese tanquebor. English tank English -ette English tankette From tank + -ette.

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