Definition for holding tank - Oxford Dictionaries Online (World English)

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	holding tank (hold\|ing tank) noun a large container in which liquids are temporarily held: figurative have the universities become holding tanks for those who cannot find jobs?		More words in this category aqueduct backfill bank 1 CE coquina cumec fascine geotechnics Izod test portal frame redundancy scavenge sewer 1 shroud subframe suspension bridge tumbling barrel working load Nearby Words Holden, William holder Hölderlin, Friedrich holdfast holding holding company holding ground holding operation holding pattern holding tank holdout holdover hole hole card hole in the heart hole in the wall hole punch hole saw hole-and-corner