Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bobbin tank

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.52 in modern English

Syllables
bob-bin -tank
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A road-laying armoured tracked fighting vehicle that carries a spool of fabric to be used as a road surface over loose ground that tanks have difficulty crossing.

Etymology

From bobbin + tank, from the bobbin-like appearance of the spool of road surface material attached to the tank.

Inflected Forms

Questions

What does bobbin tank mean?
A road-laying armoured tracked fighting vehicle that carries a spool of fabric to be used as a road surface over loose ground that tanks have difficulty crossing.
Where does bobbin tank come from?
From bobbin + tank, from the bobbin-like appearance of the spool of road surface material attached to the tank.

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