tank
A closed container for liquids or gasesA closed container for liquids or gases.
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Translations
9 languagesBy meaning 2
By meaning 5
By meaning 3
Examples
282 sentencesHow much gas is left in the tank?
Скільки ще в баці бензину? — deniko
Is there gas in the tank?
Tom should've filled up his tank.
Meaning
15 sensesA closed container for liquids or gases.
The propane is stored in these tanks.
The tank contains unfiltered water. You really shouldn't drink from that.
Behälter, Tank
бакbak, цисте́рнаcistɛ́rna, ёмкостьjómkostʹ
бакbak
The fuel reservoir of a vehicle.
We have brought the van to a garage after we found a leak in the tank.
Tank
бакbak, резервуа́рrezervuár, цисте́рнаcistɛ́rna
бакbak
An armoured fighting vehicle, armed with a gun designed for direct fire, and moving on caterpillar tracks.
The journalist mistook the self-propelled artillery vehicle for a tank.
Few remember the female tanks that were produced between the World Wars.
Panzer, Tank
танкtank
танкtank
More meanings 12
An open container or pool for storing water or other liquids.
The contractors installed a new tank with gorgeous fish and corals.
The ore slurries are directed into an open tank outside the excavation site.
Becken, Tank
тазtaz, аква́риумakvárium
A pond, pool, or small lake (either natural or artificial).
водоёмvodojóm
(colloquial)A very muscular and physically imposing person; somebody who is built like a tank.
The amount held by a container; a tankful.
I burned three tanks of gas on the drive to New York.
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).
The paladin can make for a decent tank, but I recommend that you get a class with better taunting skills.
See also: distraction carnifex
танкtank
(India)A reservoir or dam (as it is known in the rest of Australia).
A structure of tightly overlapping leaves used by some bromeliads to retain water.
A small Indian dry measure, averaging 240 grains in weight.
A Bombay weight of 72 grains, for pearls.
Origin
From Portuguese tanque (“tank, liquid container”), from an Indo-Aryan language, likely GujFrom Portuguese tanque (“tank, liquid container”), from an Indo-Aryan language, likely Gujarati ટાંકી (ṭā̃kī, “cistern”) or Marathi टांकी (ṭāṅkī).
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Forms
plural: tanksSynonyms
11 synonyms- an enclosed armored military vehicle; has a cannon and moves on caterpillar treads:army tankarmored combat vehiclearmoured combat vehicle
- a large (usually metallic) vessel for holding gases or liquids:storage tank
- as much as a tank will hold:tankful
- a freight car that transports liquids or gases in bulk:tank car
- a cell for violent prisoners:cooler
Antonyms
1 antonymsWord family
95 related wordsCollocations
6 patterns- tank of gas
- in the tank
- the gas tank
- on one tank
- one tank of
- gas tank
See also
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