drop-tank

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• drop tank — noun (aeronautics) A tank, esp for fuel, that can be dropped during flight • • • Main Entry: ↑drop * * * n. an external fuel tank on an aircraft that can be jettisoned when empty …   Useful english dictionary

• Drop tank — A 330 US gallons (1,200 L) Sargent Fletcher drop tank being moved across the flight deck of an Aircraft carrier In aeronautics, a drop tank (external tank, wing tank, or belly tank) is used to describe auxiliary fuel tanks externally carried …   Wikipedia

• drop tank — The auxiliary fuel tank(s) carried externally either under the wing (normally referred to as wing drop tank) or fuselage (called belly drop tank) and which can be jettisoned, if so desired. Fuel is consumed from drop tanks first and from the… …   Aviation dictionary

• drop tank — /ˈdrɒp tæŋk/ (say drop tangk) noun a tank, usually for extra fuel, which can be dropped from an aircraft after the contents have been used …  

• drop tank — noun Date: 1943 an auxiliary fuel tank for airplanes that can be jettisoned (as when empty) …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• drop tank — noun an external fuel tank on an aircraft which can be jettisoned when empty …   English new terms dictionary

• drop-tank — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun : an auxiliary gas tank for airplanes that is usually attached to the underside of the wing and can be jettisoned when empty …   Useful english dictionary

• drop tank — container which must be disposed of once its contents have been used up …   English contemporary dictionary

• Drop the Hate — Single by Fatboy Slim from the album Halfway Between the Gutter and the Stars Released December 10, 2001 …   Wikipedia

• Tank Johnson — Infobox NFLactive currentteam=Dallas Cowboys currentnumber=95 currentposition=Defensive tackle birthdate=birth date and age|1981|12|7 birthplace=Gary, Indiana heightft=6 heightin=3 weight=300 debutyear=2004 debutteam=Chicago Bears… …   Wikipedia

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