land battleship
English edit
Etymology edit
From being a vehicle akin to an battleship (“an armored warship”) on land.
Noun edit
land battleship (plural land battleships)
- (archaic, military, 19th century to pre-WWI) An armoured combat vehicle; a tank.
- Synonyms: landship, land cruiser, land ironclad
- (archaic, military) A superheavy tank; a supertank.
- Synonyms: landship, land cruiser