tank has definitions from the fields of military,transportation
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[ noun ] (military,transportation) an enclosed armored military vehicle; has a cannon and moves on caterpillar treads

Used in print

("Editorials"...)

Tanks lined_up at the border will be no_more helpful .

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[ noun ] a large (usually metallic) vessel for holding gases or liquids

Synonyms

storage_tank

Used in print

(The Providence Journal...)

There are some sharp and whipping lines and some hilariously funny situations - the best of the latter being a mass impromptu plunge into a nightclub tank where a `` mermaid '' is performing .

(Francis J. Johnston and John E. Willard, "The...)

Matheson highest purity tank chlorine was passed through a tube of resublimed * * f into an evacuated Pyrex system where it was condensed with liquid_air .

(Ross E. McKinney and Howard Edde, "Aerated...)

The raw sewage was introduced directly under the turbine aerator to insure maximum mixing of the raw sewage with the aeration tank contents .

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[ noun ] Last name, frequency rank in the U.S. is 19933
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[ noun ] as much as a tank will hold

Synonyms

tankful

Related terms

containerful

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[ noun ] (transportation) a freight car that transports liquids or gases in bulk

Synonyms

tank_car

Related terms

freight_car

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[ verb ] store in a tank by causing (something) to flow into it

Related terms

store

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[ verb ] treat in a tank

Examples

"tank animal refuse"

Related terms

process

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[ noun ] a cell for violent prisoners

Synonyms

cooler

Related terms

cell

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