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tank British & World English

a large receptacle or storage chamber, especially for liquid or gas

anti-tank British & World English

for use against enemy tanks

drop tank British & World English

an external fuel tank on an aircraft which can be jettisoned when empty

tank farm British & World English

an area of oil or gas storage tanks

tank top British & World English

a close-fitting sleeveless top typically worn over a shirt or blouse

tank town British & World English

a small unimportant town (originally a town at which trains stopped to take on water)

drunk tank British & World English

a large prison cell for the detention of drunks

saddle tank British & World English

a small steam locomotive with a water tank that fits over the top and sides of the boiler like a saddle

septic tank British & World English

a tank, typically underground, in which sewage is collected and allowed to decompose through bacterial activity before draining by means of a soakaway

surge tank British & World English

a tank connected to a pipe carrying a liquid and intended to neutralize sudden changes of pressure in the flow by filling when the pressure increases and emptying when it drops

tank engine British & World English

a steam locomotive carrying fuel and water receptacles in its own frame, not in a tender

tank killer British & World English

an aircraft, vehicle, or missile that is effective against tanks

think tank British & World English

a body of experts providing advice and ideas on specific political or economic problems

holding tank British & World English

a large container in which liquids are temporarily held

pannier tank British & World English

a small steam locomotive with an overhanging rectilinear water tank along each side of the boiler

Sherman tank British & World English

an American type of medium tank, used in large numbers during World War II

tank-farming British & World English

the practice of growing plants in tanks of water without soil

flotation tank British & World English

a lightproof, soundproof tank of salt water in which a person floats as a form of deep relaxation

header tank in header British & World English

a raised tank of water maintaining pressure in a plumbing system

tank English-French

réservoir m

tank English-Italian

contenitore m

tank English-Spanish

depósito, tanque

fish tank English-French

aquarium m

fuel tank English-French

réservoir m

fish tank English-German

Fischkasten

fish tank English-Italian

acquario m

fuel tank English-Italian

serbatoio m

oil tank English-Italian

serbatoio

tank top English-Italian

canottiera f

gas tank English-Spanish

depósito

septic tank English-French

fosse f septique

petrol tank English-German

Benzintank

think tank English-German

Beraterstab

petrol tank English-Italian

serbatoio m della benzina

septic tank English-Italian

fossa f biologica

storage tank English-German

Sammelbehälter

developing tank English-Italian

vasca f di sviluppo

put petrol in the tank in put English-German

Benzin in den Tank füllen