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tank
  1. A closed container for liquids or gases.
  2. An open container or pool for storing water or other liquids.
  3. A pond, pool, or small lake, natural or artificial.
  4. The fuel reservoir of a vehicle.
  5. The amount held by a container; a tankful.
  6. An armoured fighting vehicle, armed with a gun in a turret, and moving on caterpillar tracks.
  7. (Australian and Indian English) A reservoir or dam.
  8. (Southwestern US, chiefly Texas) A large metal container, usually placed near a wind-driven water pump, in an animal pen or field.
  9. (Southwestern US, chiefly Texas) By extension a small pond for the same purpose.
  10. (slang) A very muscular and physically imposing person. Somebody who is built like a tank.
  11. (video game) a unit or character designed primarily around damage absorption and holding the attention of the enemy (as opposed to dealing damage, healing, or other tasks)
  12. Synonyms:
      13. barrel, container, cask, receptacle, vessel, vat, holder, keg, repository, tub, cistern, basin, boiler, cauldron, chamber, storage chamber, drum, butt, canister, tun, bin, reservoir, firkin, cylinder, can, tin, hogshead, pipe, kilderkin, puncheon, rundlet, runlet, case, box, kid, water tank, underground tank, storage tank, chest, casket, store, cisterna, cannister, keeve, kier, pin, tierce, silo, bottle, jar … more
  13. Examples:
      14. “In rural areas, there are normally only a few service stations, so when traveling long distances, be sure to leave with a full tank of fuel.”
      “He had just stripped off his jeans and tee-shirt and put on his flippers, ready to dive into the tank.”
      “After wiping mud from the fish, she put it on its side in a tank of water, and soon enough it was swimming around.”
tanker
  1. (nautical) A tank ship, a vessel used to transport large quantities of liquid.
  2. (automotive, US) A tank truck.
  3. (automotive, Britain) A fuel tanker, petrol tanker, road tanker.
  4. (rail transport) A tank car
  5. (military) Member of a tank crew, or of an armoured unit.
  6. (surfing slang) A longboard.
  7. Synonyms:
      8. freighter, lorry, transporter, truck, crewman, trooper, zipperhead, armoured soldier, armored soldier
  8. Examples:
      9. “The tanker delivered a massive shipment of oil to the refinery.”
      “The tanker skillfully maneuvered through the battlefield, displaying expertise as a member of the tank crew.”
      “Jumboizing a freighter or tanker requires some serious cutting and welding.”
tankie
  1. (communism, slang, historical, Britain) A member of the Communist Party of Great Britain who supported the Soviet Union's policy of crushing revolts in Hungary in the 1950s and Czechoslovakia in the 1960s by sending army tanks into these countries.
  2. (derogatory) A person supportive of the policies of the Soviet Union or other authoritarian socialist governments.
  3. (military slang) A soldier from a tank regiment.
  4. (rail transport, slang) A tank engine.
tankage
  1. Storage in a tank.
  2. The amount that a tank (or tanks) can hold.
  3. The charge levied for storage in a tank.
  4. (agriculture) Waste matter from tanks, especially the dried nitrogenous residue from tanks in which fat has been rendered, used as a fertilizer.
  5. Examples:
      6. “Of the proposed tankage, 1.5 million tonnes will be built at Mangalore and one million tonnes at Vizag.”
      “Besides, the country at present has tankage to provide for 45 days' cover of petroleum products.”
      “The company plans to build 1.1 million barrels of additional tankage in Cushing.”
tanky
  1. (nautical, slang) A sailor who assists the navigator of the ship; a sailor in charge of the ship's hold, and thus responsible for the provision of rations and water.
  2. Alternative form of tankie (“a soldier from a tank regiment; a member of the Communist Party of Great Britain”).
tank
  1. A small Indian dry measure, averaging 240 grains in weight.
  2. A Bombay weight of 72 grains, for pearls.
  3. Synonyms:
      4. barrel, container, cask, receptacle, vessel, vat, holder, keg, repository, tub, cistern, basin, boiler, cauldron, chamber, storage chamber, drum, butt, canister, tun, bin, reservoir, firkin, cylinder, can, tin, hogshead, pipe, kilderkin, puncheon, rundlet, runlet, case, box, kid, water tank, underground tank, storage tank, chest, casket, store, cisterna, cannister, keeve, kier, pin, tierce, silo, bottle, jar … more
  4. Examples:
      5. “In rural areas, there are normally only a few service stations, so when traveling long distances, be sure to leave with a full tank of fuel.”
      “He had just stripped off his jeans and tee-shirt and put on his flippers, ready to dive into the tank.”
      “After wiping mud from the fish, she put it on its side in a tank of water, and soon enough it was swimming around.”
tankette
  1. (military, historical) An early, very small, lightly armoured tank, with a crew of one or two, equipped with machine guns.
tankbuster
  1. (colloquial) A military aircraft suited to the destruction of tanks.
tankbusting
  1. (colloquial) The destruction of tanks by military aircraft.
tankmate
  1. An aquarium fish that shares the same tank as another.
tankman
  1. The (male) operator of a military tank.
tankodrome
  1. (obsolete, military) A training location for use of tanks; tank park.
tankful
  1. The amount (usually of a fluid) that will fill a tank.
  2. Examples:
      3. “It just reminded me of the time when they used to advertise that their cars would travel 400 miles on a tankful.”
      “The informed motorist does not arrive at the gates of Paris with a tankful of gasoline.”
      “Jimmy Shovel climbed over the coal to see, and reported less than half a tankful.”
tankship
  1. A tanker (vessel for transporting liquid).
  2. Examples:
      3. “We established an integrated ship management company called MOL Tankship Management Ltd.”
      “Kuwait Oil Tanker Company has put into service a new VLCC and named another as part of a strategy aimed at raising its tankship fleet to 30 by the end of next year.”
      “Kirby is the largest inland tank barge operator in the United States and one of the largest coastal tankship and tankbarge operators in the United States.”
tankerful
  1. As much as a tanker can hold.
tankerload
  1. As much as a tanker can hold.
tanking
  1. A session of being immersed in a tank.
tanks
  1. plural of tank
  2. Synonyms:
      3. barrels, containers, casks, receptacles, vessels, vats, holders, kegs, repositories, tubs, cisterns, basins, boilers, cauldrons, chambers, drums, butts, canisters, cylinders, bins, reservoirs, tuns, firkins, cans, tin, kilderkins, hogsheads, rundlets, runlets, puncheons, pipes, boxes, water tanks, chests, kids, caskets, cases, cannisters, keeves, bottles, pins, kiers, stores, tierces, crates, jars, pots, buckets, cisternae, silos … more
tankbusters
  1. plural of tankbuster
tankerloads
  1. plural of tankerload
tankodromes
  1. plural of tankodrome
tankerfuls
  1. plural of tankerful
tankettes
  1. plural of tankette
tankmates
  1. plural of tankmate
tankships
  1. plural of tankship
tankmen
  1. plural of tankman
tankfuls
  1. plural of tankful
  2. Examples:
      3. “One driver has kept track of several tankfuls of gasoline by recording the miles driven and gallons used for each tankful.”
tankings
  1. plural of tanking
tanksful
  1. plural of tankful
tankages
  1. plural of tankage
tankies
  1. plural of tankie
tankers
  1. plural of tanker
  2. Synonyms:
      3. freighters, lorries, transporters, truck, crewmen, troopers, zipperheads, oil tankers, oilers, water tenders, water carriers, vessels, boats, craft, ships, watercrafts, barques, bottom, keels, yachts, barges, bark, bateaux, buckets, liners, sailing boats, steamers, ocean liners … more
  3. Examples:
      4. “But it sure would be nice if the shiny new tankers were at least as good as the ancient rattletraps they were replacing.”
      “The 80-acre farm now operates around the clock, and the cows are milked three times a day, filling two semitrailer tankers full of milk.”
      “These factors account for the reduction in freeboards for tankers envisaged by the new Convention.”
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