tank : Idioms & Phrases

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army tank

  • noun an enclosed armored military vehicle; has a cannon and moves on caterpillar treads
    armoured combat vehicle; armored combat vehicle; tank.
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fish tank

  • noun a tank or pool or bowl filled with water for keeping live fish and underwater animals
    marine museum; aquarium.
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Flush tank

  • a water tank which can be emptied rapidly for flushing drainpipes, etc.
Webster 1913

gas tank

  • noun a tank for holding gasoline to supply a vehicle
    gas tank; gasoline tank.
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gasoline tank

  • noun a tank for holding gasoline to supply a vehicle
    gas tank; gasoline tank.
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hot-water tank

  • noun a heater and storage tank to supply heated water
    water heater; hot-water heater.
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petrol tank

  • noun a tank for holding gasoline to supply a vehicle
    gas tank; gasoline tank.
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septic tank

  • noun large tank where solid matter or sewage is disintegrated by bacteria
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storage tank

  • noun a large (usually metallic) vessel for holding gases or liquids
    tank.
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tank car

  • noun a freight car that transports liquids or gases in bulk
    tank.
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tank circuit

  • noun an oscillatory circuit
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tank destroyer

  • noun an armored vehicle equipped with an antitank gun and capable of high speeds
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tank driver

  • noun a soldier who drives a tank
    tanker.
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Tank engine

  • noun a locomotive that carries its own fuel and water; no tender is needed
    tank engine.
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  • a locomotive which carries the water and fuel it requires, thus dispensing with a tender.
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tank farm

  • noun an area used exclusively for storing petroleum in large tanks
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tank farming

  • noun a technique of growing plants (without soil) in water containing dissolved nutrients
    aquiculture; hydroponics.
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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
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Tank iron

  • noun plate iron that is thinner than boilerplate but thicker than sheet iron or stovepipe iron
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  • plate iron thinner than boiler plate, and thicker than sheet iron or stovepipe iron.
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tank locomotive

  • noun a locomotive that carries its own fuel and water; no tender is needed
    tank engine.
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tank shell

  • noun a shell fired by the cannon on a tank
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tank ship

  • noun a cargo ship designed to carry crude oil in bulk
    oiler; tanker; oil tanker.
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tank suit

  • noun a woman's one-piece bathing suit
    maillot.
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tank top

  • noun a tight-fitting sleeveless shirt with wide shoulder straps and low neck and no front opening; often worn over a shirt or blouse
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Tank worm

  • (Zoöl.), 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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think tank

  • noun a company that does research for hire and issues reports on the implications
    think factory.
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water tank

  • noun a tank that holds the water used to flush a toilet
    cistern.
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