tank (noun)

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• tank — ► NOUN 1) a large container or storage chamber, especially for liquid or gas. 2) the container holding the fuel supply in a motor vehicle. 3) a container with transparent sides in which to keep fish; an aquarium. 4) a heavy armoured fighting… …   English terms dictionary

• tank — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 container ADJECTIVE ▪ empty, full ▪ glass, steel ▪ 4 foot, 50 gallon, 80 litre/80 liter, etc …   Collocations dictionary

• tank car — noun a freight car that transports liquids or gases in bulk • Syn: ↑tank • Hypernyms: ↑freight car * * * noun : a railroad car for transporting liquids or gases in bulk * * * Railroads. a car containing one or more tanks for the transportation of …   Useful english dictionary

• tank engine — noun a locomotive that carries its own fuel and water; no tender is needed • Syn: ↑tank locomotive • Hypernyms: ↑locomotive, ↑engine, ↑locomotive engine, ↑railway locomotive * * * noun …   Useful english dictionary

• tank — [tæŋk] noun in the tank FINANCE likely to fail and lose money: • With the junk bond market in the tank, smarter investors are trying to pick up other investments • Sales can t keep going up at that rate, but that doesn t mean the industry is… …   Financial and business terms

• tank farm — noun an area used exclusively for storing petroleum in large tanks • Hypernyms: ↑area, ↑country * * * noun : a continuous area used exclusively for the field storage of oil in tanks; especially : such an area with all of the tanks and equipment * …   Useful english dictionary

• tank trap — noun : a natural or artificial obstacle of sufficient width and depth and with steep sides to stop military tanks * * * tank trap noun An obstacle large enough to stop a military tank • • • Main Entry: ↑tank * * * tank trap, any one of a number… …   Useful english dictionary

• tank wagon — noun : a horse drawn wagon equipped and used as a tanker * * * tank car or tank wagon noun A railway wagon for carrying oil or other liquid in a large tank • • • Main Entry: ↑tank …   Useful english dictionary

• tank furnace — noun furnace into one end of which a batch of measured raw materials is shoveled and from the other end molten glass is obtained • Hypernyms: ↑furnace * * * noun : a hearth or basin into one end of which a batch is shoveled and from the other end …   Useful english dictionary

• tank park — noun a) An area for parking or storage of military tanks. Regimental headquarters and headquarters company are usually at or near the tank park. b) The tank inventory of a country or army. In the carnage of that first summer the Red Army had lost …   Wiktionary

• tank — noun 1》 a large receptacle or storage chamber, especially for liquid or gas.     ↘the container holding the fuel supply in a motor vehicle.     ↘Indian & Austral./NZ a reservoir. 2》 a receptacle with transparent sides in which to keep fish; an… …   English new terms dictionary