land cruiser

English

Etymology

From being a vehicle akin to a cruiser (“an armored warship”) on land.

Noun

land cruiser (plural land cruisers)

  1. (archaic, military, 19th century to pre-WWI) An armoured combat vehicle, a tank.
    Synonyms: landship, land battleship, land ironclad
  2. (archaic, military) A superheavy tank, supertank
    Synonyms: land battleship, landship

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