tankwise adverb2 •In the manner of a tank (military vehicle).The torque was "built up" in the special back axle and the car crawled tankwise but very certainly over the obstacles without a jar or hesitation. — 1923 •In terms of tanks (military vehicles).Would it not be true that even in the best possible light, we would be badly outnumbered tankwise in the event that conventional warfare broke out in Europe? — 1963
