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Tank Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Tank? [n] a cell for violent prisoners [n] a large (usually metallic) vessel for holding gases or liquids [n] an enclosed armored military vehicle; has a cannon and moves on caterpillar treads [n] a freight car that transports liquids or gases in bulk [n] as much as a tank will hold [v] treat in a tank; "tank animal refuse" [v] store in a tank by causing (something) to flow into it Synonyms \| Synonyms for Tank: armored combat vehicle \| armoured combat vehicle \| army tank \| cooler \| storage tank \| tank car \| tankful Related Terms \| Find terms related to Tank: See Also \| aquarium \| armored vehicle \| armoured vehicle \| cannon \| cell \| cistern \| containerful \| fish tank \| freight car \| gas holder \| gas tank \| gasoline tank \| gasometer \| gun enclosure \| gun turret \| hot-water heater \| hot-water tank \| jail cell \| marine museum \| military vehicle \| panzer \| prison cell \| process \| reservoir \| septic tank \| store \| tracked vehicle \| treat \| turret \| vessel \| vivarium \| water heater \| water tank Tank In Webster's Dictionary \Tank\, n. A pond, pool, or small lake, natural or artificial. We stood in the afterglow on the bank of the tank and saw the ducks come homa. --F. Remington. The tanks are full and the grass is high. --Lawson. \Tank\, n. A small Indian dry measure, averaging 240 grains in weight; also, a Bombay weight of 72 grains, for pearls. --Simmonds. \Tank\, n. [Pg. tanque, L. stangum a pool; or perhaps of East Indian origin. Cf. {Stank}, n.] A large basin or cistern; an artificial receptacle for liquids. {Tank engine}, a locomotive which carries the water and fuel it requires, thus dispensing with a tender. {Tank iron}, plate iron thinner than boiler plate, and thicker than sheet iron or stovepipe iron. {Tank worm} (Zo["o]l.), a small nematoid worm found in the water tanks of India, supposed by some to be the young of the Guinea worm.

Tank Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Tank?

[n] a cell for violent prisoners
[n] a large (usually metallic) vessel for holding gases or liquids
[n] an enclosed armored military vehicle; has a cannon and moves on caterpillar treads
[n] a freight car that transports liquids or gases in bulk
[n] as much as a tank will hold
[v] treat in a tank; "tank animal refuse"
[v] store in a tank by causing (something) to flow into it

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Tank In Webster's Dictionary

\Tank\, n.
A pond, pool, or small lake, natural or artificial.

      We stood in the afterglow on the bank of the tank and
      saw the ducks come homa.                 --F.
                                               Remington.

      The tanks are full and the grass is high. --Lawson.


\Tank\, n.
A small Indian dry measure, averaging 240 grains in weight;
also, a Bombay weight of 72 grains, for pearls. --Simmonds.


\Tank\, n. [Pg. tanque, L. stangum a pool; or perhaps of
East Indian origin. Cf. {Stank}, n.]
A large basin or cistern; an artificial receptacle for
liquids.

{Tank engine}, a locomotive which carries the water and fuel
   it requires, thus dispensing with a tender.

{Tank iron}, plate iron thinner than boiler plate, and
   thicker than sheet iron or stovepipe iron.

{Tank worm} (Zo["o]l.), a small nematoid worm found in the
   water tanks of India, supposed by some to be the young of
   the Guinea worm.

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