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Panzer

tank

noun PAN-tser Less Common
People & Society Military

Also means

armor

Usage Note

Panzer is both the military tank and the older sense of body armour, and even an animal's shell (Schildkrötenpanzer, 'turtle shell'). The plural is unchanged, die Panzer.

Examples

"Der Panzer rollte über das Feld."

Natural Translation

The tank rolled across the field.

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