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- Dictionarytank/taŋk/
noun
- 1. a large receptacle or storage chamber, especially for liquid or gas.
- 2. a heavy armoured fighting vehicle carrying guns and moving on a continuous articulated metal track. Similar
verb
- 1. fill the tank of a vehicle with fuel: "the cars stopped to tank up"
- 2. fail completely, especially at great financial cost: informal US "the previous movie had tanked at the box office"
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The meaning of TANK is a usually large receptacle for holding, transporting, or storing liquids (such as water or fuel). How to use tank in a sentence.
TANK definition: 1. a container that holds liquid or gas: 2. a large military fighting vehicle designed to protect…. Learn more.
A tank is a large military vehicle that is equipped with weapons and moves along on metal tracks that are fitted over the wheels.
a military vehicle covered with strong metal and armed with guns. It can travel over very rough ground using wheels that move inside metal belts. Tanks rolled in to end the siege. He's six feet tall and built like a tank (= has a solid, strong body).
tank. (tăngk) n. 1. a. A large, often metallic container for holding or storing liquids or gases. b. The amount that this container can hold: buy a tank of gas. 2. A usually artificial pool, pond, reservoir, or cistern, especially one used to hold water for drinking or for irrigation. 3.
A tank is an armoured fighting vehicle intended as a primary offensive weapon in front-line ground combat. Tank designs are a balance of heavy firepower, strong armour, and battlefield mobility provided by tracks and a powerful engine; their main armament is often mounted within a turret.
A tank is a large container for gases or liquids, like a tank of oil. Another kind of tank is an armored military vehicle with a cannon. If you see that kind of tank driving down the road, run for cover!
TANK definition: 1. a large container for storing liquid or gas: 2. a large, strong military vehicle with a gun on…. Learn more.
Tank definition: a large receptacle, container, or structure for holding a liquid or gas. See examples of TANK used in a sentence.
Britannica Dictionary definition of TANK. [count] 1. a : a container for holding a liquid or gas. a water/oil/fuel tank. fish tanks. I filled the (gas) tank before I left for Maine. — see pictures at car, scuba diving; see also septic tank, think tank. b : the amount that a tank will hold.
