Definitions

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • proper noun A third-generation main battle tank built in the United States.

Etymologies

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License

The namesake of General Creighton Abrams

Support

Help support Wordnik (and make this page ad-free) by adopting the word M1 Abrams.

Examples

  • Gen. Shinseki sold the FCS as a rapidly deployable replacement for the Army's main battle tank, the M1 Abrams, which was too heavy to be flown in large numbers to a crisis spot.

    GovExec.com Top News 2009

  • Topics like General Patton, WWII, Viet Nam, M1 Abrams, M-16 and Air Force would be tags used with articles under the Amercia at War category.

    The BlogCatalog Community Blog 2008

Comments

Log in or sign up to get involved in the conversation. It's quick and easy.