Definify.com
Definition 2024
Panzer
Panzer
See also: panzer
German
Etymology
From Old French panciere (“coat of mail”), from Latin pantex (“paunch”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈpantsɐ]
Noun
Panzer m (genitive Panzers, plural Panzer)
- armor, shield
- (military) tank, short for Panzerkampfwagen (literally: "armored combat vehicle")
Synonyms
- (tank): Pz (military abbreviation), Panzerkampfwagen
Hyponyms
(armor, shield):
- Schildkrötenpanzer
(tank):
- Dampfpanzer
- Flammpanzer, Flammenpanzer
- Jagdpanzer
- Kampfpanzer
Related terms
- Panzerwagen
Derived terms
- Panzerfaust
- Jagdpanzer
- Panzergrenadier
- Panzerschreck
- Panzerbüchse
Descendants
panzer
panzer
See also: Panzer
English
Noun
panzer (plural panzers)
- A tank, especially a German one of World War II.
- (attributive, sometimes capitalized) Of or relating to the armoured units employed by the German forces in World War II.
- Al Williams (1940), Airpower, New York: Coward-McCann.
- A Panzer division is composed of 12,000 to 14,000 men, with 3,150 motorized vehicles of all descriptions, ranging from tanks to antitank guns, antiaircraft batteries, motorized supply units transporting food, . . .
- Al Williams (1940), Airpower, New York: Coward-McCann.