Piatn.

Brit.

/ˈpiːət/, U.S.

/ˈpiət/

Forms: 1900s– P.I.A.T., 1900s– PIAT, 1900s– Piat, 1900s– piat.

Origin: Formed within English, as an acronym. Etymon: English projector infantry anti-tank.

Etymology: Acronym < the initial letters of projector infantry anti-tank.

Now historical.

A type of small anti-tank mortar used in the Second World War (1939–45).

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society > armed hostility > military equipment > weapon > device for discharging missiles > firearm > piece of artillery > [noun] > anti-tank gun

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Piat1944

1944 Times 14 Feb. 8/3 (caption) A Piat gun, one of the new infantry anti-tank weapons, details of which were recently disclosed.

1944 Hutchinson's Pict. Hist. War 27 Oct. 1943–11 Apr. 1944. 321 The powerful new P.I.A.T. (projector, infantry, anti-tank) loaded and in position for firing... In this demonstration test of the ‘Piat’, a German tank has received a direct hit.

1964 A. McKee Caen vii. 101 Small parties of infantry, with Piats,..began to stalk the Tigers.

1999 D. R. Burgett Road to Arnhem 167 They..bathed the pillboxes in flame while Piat gunners fired shaped-charge missiles against the emplacements.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	piat
释义	Piatn. Brit. /ˈpiːət/, U.S. /ˈpiət/ Forms: 1900s– P.I.A.T., 1900s– PIAT, 1900s– Piat, 1900s– piat. Origin: Formed within English, as an acronym. Etymon: English projector infantry anti-tank. Etymology: Acronym < the initial letters of projector infantry anti-tank. Now historical. A type of small anti-tank mortar used in the Second World War (1939–45). ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > military equipment > weapon > device for discharging missiles > firearm > piece of artillery > [noun] > anti-tank gun anti-tank1916 Piat1944 1944 Times 14 Feb. 8/3 (caption) A Piat gun, one of the new infantry anti-tank weapons, details of which were recently disclosed. 1944 Hutchinson's Pict. Hist. War 27 Oct. 1943–11 Apr. 1944. 321 The powerful new P.I.A.T. (projector, infantry, anti-tank) loaded and in position for firing... In this demonstration test of the ‘Piat’, a German tank has received a direct hit. 1964 A. McKee Caen vii. 101 Small parties of infantry, with Piats,..began to stalk the Tigers. 1999 D. R. Burgett Road to Arnhem 167 They..bathed the pillboxes in flame while Piat gunners fired shaped-charge missiles against the emplacements. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1944
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