tank — a large container for holding liquid or gas
Part of speech: NOUN
Definition: a large container for holding liquid or gas
Pronunciation (IPA): /tæŋk/
Example Sentences
- My car's tank can hold 50 liters of gas, but my wallet can only handle 10!
- The fish tank is so clean that the fish keep bumping into the glass.
- His presentation tanked so badly that even his mom fell asleep.
tank
NOUN[/tæŋk/]
a large container for holding liquid or gas
Workers monitor the massive industrial tank storing pressurized liquid
By the bank stands our tank, for which we thank!
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🎤Pronunciation
🌳Etymology
Origin
The word derives from 17th-century Gujarati 'tankh', meaning an artificial pond or reservoir. It passed through Portuguese 'tanque' before entering English, where it was later applied to military armoured vehicles due to their resemblance in shape to water storage tanks.
Breakdown
Gujarati tankh (reservoir) → Portuguese tanque → English tank. The morpheme 'tank' originally denoted a large container for liquid storage, later repurposed for the military vehicle by semantic transfer.
🎵Rhyme
🔗Collocations
📝Examples
“My car's tank can hold 50 liters of gas, but my wallet can only handle 10!”
“The fish tank is so clean that the fish keep bumping into the glass.”
“His presentation tanked so badly that even his mom fell asleep.”
“We need to fill up the tank before our road trip.”
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