Tank vs. Apc — What's the Difference?

A tank is an armored fighting vehicle intended as a primary offensive weapon in front-line ground combat. Tank designs are a balance of heavy firepower, strong armor, and good battlefield mobility provided by tracks and a powerful engine; usually their main armament is mounted in a turret.

(military) an armored vehicle (usually equipped with treads) that is used to transport infantry

A large, often metallic container for holding or storing liquids or gases.

A drug combination found in some over-the-counter headache remedies (Aspirin and Phenacetin and Caffeine)

The amount that this container can hold

A usually artificial pool, pond, reservoir, or cistern, especially one used to hold water for drinking or for irrigation.

A usually glass-walled container in which live fish, reptiles, or other animals are kept.

An enclosed, heavily armored combat vehicle that is armed with cannon and machine guns and moves on continuous tracks.

A tank top.

(Slang) A jail or jail cell.

To place, store, or process in a tank.

(Informal) To suffer a sudden decline or failure

A closed container for liquids or gases.

An open container or pool for storing water or other liquids.

A pond, pool, or small lake, natural or artificial.

The fuel reservoir of a vehicle.

The amount held by a container; a tankful.

An armoured fighting vehicle, armed with a gun, and moving on caterpillar tracks.

A reservoir or dam.

A large metal container for holding drinking water for animals, usually placed near a wind-driven water pump, in an animal pen or field.

By extension a small pond for the same purpose.

(slang) A very muscular and physically imposing person. Somebody who is built like a tank.

A unit or character designed primarily around damage absorption and holding the attention of the enemy (as opposed to dealing damage, healing, or other tasks).

A prison cell, or prison generally.

A metaphorical place where a player goes to contemplate a decision; see in the tank.

(rail) nodot=1 and tank locomotive.

To fail or fall (often used in describing the economy or the stock market); to degenerate or decline rapidly; to plummet.

(video games) To attract the attacks of an enemy target in cooperative team-based combat, so that one's teammates can defeat the enemy in question more efficiently.

(transitive) To put (fuel, etc.) into a tank.

To deliberately lose a sports match with the intent of gaining a perceived future competitive advantage.

(fandom slang) To resist damage; to be attacked without being hurt.

To contemplate a decision for a long time; to go in the tank.

To stand; to tolerate.

A small Indian dry measure, averaging 240 grains in weight; also, a Bombay weight of 72 grains, for pearls.

A large basin or cistern; an artificial receptacle for liquids.

A pond, pool, or small lake, natural or artificial.

A heavily armored combat vehicle which moves on caterpillar treads, rather than wheels. It typically carries a cannon and a heavy machine, and sometimes other weapons. It is the main distinguishing weapon of an armored division.

A jail cell for temporarily holding prisoners, as in a police station.

An enclosed armored military vehicle; has a cannon and moves on caterpillar treads

A large (usually metallic) vessel for holding gases or liquids

As much as a tank will hold

A freight car that transports liquids or gases in bulk

A cell for violent prisoners

Store in a tank by causing (something) to flow into it

Treat in a tank;