Tank
A Dictionary of Military Terms · 1918 · p. 22
A large land monitor or war engine of destruction, consist iftg of a body approximately 20 feet long by 12 feet wide and 8 feet high, covered with heavy armor plate, with two movable turrets, one on each side. Movable portholes are provided for machine-guns and guns of large caliber. The motive power is furnished by two petrol engines, which act on two continuous armored traction-wheels, which in turn run over a series of smaller guide-wheels, thus creating propulsion. An officer and crew of approximately 8 men man the tank: The crew includes the mechanician and driver.
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