A heavily armored military tank, especially those used by Germany during World War II.
From German 'Panzer,' which comes from Old High German 'panzar,' possibly derived from Old French 'pance' meaning 'belly' or 'protection.' The word originally referred to armor plating that protected a soldier's torso, and later was applied to the protective armor of tanks.
The Panzer tanks were so psychologically dominant that they became cultural symbols of military might—German troops called them 'Panzers' to boost morale, and Allied soldiers feared them so much that the name alone could affect battle strategy, even when actual Panzers weren't present.
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