en portéeadj.
Of an anti-tank gun: mounted on a vehicle.
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1948 E. H. Smith Guns against Tanks (N.Z. Dept. Internal Affairs) 3 Great attention should be paid to training the gun crews in fighting the two-pounders from the decks of the portées: that is, en portée.
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adj.1948- come to nothing
- come to nought
- come to one purpose
- come to one's hand
- come to one's hands
- come to one's hearing
- come to one's kingdom
- come to one's memory
- come to one's memory again
- come to one's naked bed
- come to one's oneself
- come to one's own knowledge
- come to one's right mind
- come to one's senses
- come to oneself
- come to pass
- come to pieces
- come to place
- come to points
- come to proof
- come to purpose
- come to reach fruition
- come to reach full fruition
- come to reclaim
- come to rest