[
UK
/tˈæŋk/
]
[ US /ˈtæŋk/ ]
[ US /ˈtæŋk/ ]
NOUN
- a cell for violent prisoners
- an enclosed armored military vehicle; has a cannon and moves on caterpillar treads
- a large (usually metallic) vessel for holding gases or liquids
- as much as a tank will hold
- a freight car that transports liquids or gases in bulk
VERB
-
treat in a tank
tank animal refuse - store in a tank by causing (something) to flow into it
- consume excessive amounts of alcohol
How To Use tank In A Sentence
- He did stand a long way off the odd ditch but once there was a little less gas in the tank he was really good. Times, Sunday Times
- A couple of coats of new antifouling paint may cost the equivalent of a couple tanks of gas, but you will keep saving money on fuel all season long.
- With a full tank of fuel, the weight bias shifts rearwards slightly, which helps traction, as does the standard limited slip differential.
- A tanka is a 31 syllable poem that pre-dates the Haiku. BC Bloggers
- The fuel tanks are self-sealing, with a fuel crossfeed system that provides continuity of supply if one of the fuel circuits fails.
- With its elongated snake-like body, the Leopard Moray eel moves very gently from one end to the other in the tank.
- Hopefully when I get a new tank set up, I will have more success in numbers by going by the book.
- The air bleed in the ballast tank facilitated maintenance of a constant pressure.
- He had been standing in the turret of a tank with his friend when the tank was hit. EMOTIONAL ROLLERCOASTER: A Journey Through the Science of Feelings
- Stand the fish tank on a firm base.