tank car

T t

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [tangk kahr]
- /tæŋk kɑr/
- /tæŋk kɑː(r)/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [tangk kahr]
- /tæŋk kɑr/

Definitions of tank car words

noun tank car Railroads. a car containing one or more tanks for the transportation of liquids, gases, or granular solids. 1
noun tank car train that transports liquids, etc. 1
noun tank car a large tank on wheels, for carrying liquids and gases by rail 0
noun tank car A tank car is a railroad vehicle with a storage vessel on it. 0

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Origin of tank car

First appearance:

before 1870

One of the 26% newest English words

An Americanism dating back to 1870-75

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Parts of speech for Tank car

noun

adjective

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adverb

pronoun

preposition

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determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Tank car

tank car popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 44% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 57% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

tank car usage trend in Literature

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