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- [tangk]
- /tæŋk/
- /tæŋk/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [tangk]
- /tæŋk/
Definitions of tank word
- verb with object tank to put or store in a tank. 2
- noun tank a large receptacle, container, or structure for holding a liquid or gas: tanks for storing oil. 1
- noun tank a natural or artificial pool, pond, or lake. 1
- noun tank Military. an armored, self-propelled combat vehicle, armed with cannon and machine guns and moving on a caterpillar tread. 1
- noun tank Slang. a prison cell or enclosure for more than one occupant, as for prisoners awaiting a hearing. 1
- noun tank tank top. 1
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Origin of tank
First appearance:
before 1610 One of the 40% oldest English words
1610-20; perhaps jointly < Gujarati tānkh reservoir, lake, and Portuguese tanque, contraction of estanque pond, literally, something dammed up, derivative of estancar (< Vulgar Latin *stanticāre) to dam up, weaken; adopted as a cover name for the military vehicle during the early stages of its manufacture in England (December, 1915)
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Parts of speech for Tank
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tank popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 97% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
tank usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for tank
noun tank
- alembic — an obsolete type of retort used for distillation
- armored personnel carrier — a tracked military vehicle with a steel or aluminum hull used to transport troops in combat and usually fitted with light armament. Abbreviation: APC.
- beer belly — If a man has a beer belly, he has a fat stomach because of drinking too much beer.
- belly — The belly of a person or animal is their stomach or abdomen. In British English, this is an informal or literary use.
- big house — a penitentiary (usually preceded by the).
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