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Tank

noun
1.
An enclosed armored military vehicle; has a cannon and moves on caterpillar treads.  Synonyms: armored combat vehicle, armoured combat vehicle, army tank.
2.
A large (usually metallic) vessel for holding gases or liquids.  Synonym: storage tank.
3.
As much as a tank will hold.  Synonym: tankful.
4.
A freight car that transports liquids or gases in bulk.  Synonym: tank car.
5.
A cell for violent prisoners.  Synonym: cooler.
verb
1.
Store in a tank by causing (something) to flow into it.
2.
Consume excessive amounts of alcohol.
3.
Treat in a tank.



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"Tank" Quotes from Famous Books



... accomplished. The material employed in all buildings is originally liquid, or rather viscous. In the first place, the foundation is excavated to a depth of two or three feet, the ground beaten hard, and the liquid concrete poured into the level tank thus formed. When this has hardened sufficiently to admit of their erection, thin frames of metal are erected, enclosing the spaces to be occupied by the several ...
— Across the Zodiac • Percy Greg
... more huts. You'll want a water tank, and a pipeline to that stream below you, and a pump," Questell said. ...
— Naudsonce • H. Beam Piper
... had a masterful way of assuming the chairmanship, and of doing the job well, often while pounding the anvil; sometimes an effective punctuation of his remarks came in the hiss of hot iron thrust in the tank, and Shives enjoyed the humour of obliterating his opponent for the moment in a cloud ...
— The Preacher of Cedar Mountain - A Tale of the Open Country • Ernest Thompson Seton
... huge tank, to the brink of which a rickety wooden ladder invited the explorer to ascend. Beyond it were a series of iron gangways and ladders forming part of the fire emergency arrangements of the neighboring institution. Straight ahead a section of building jutted up and revealed two small windows, which ...
— Dope • Sax Rohmer
... Installation. Supply tank. Main supply pipe. Hot-water circulation. Kitchen sinks. Laundry tubs. Hot-water boiler. Water-back, wash-basin, bath-tub. Cost of plumbing installation. House drainage. ...
— Rural Hygiene • Henry N. Ogden


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