tank

CEFRB1

/ˈtæŋk/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A large container for holding liquid or gas.

  2. 02

    noun

    A heavily armed military vehicle.

Examples

  • The fish swam happily in the large glass tank.

  • The tank has a capacity of fifty-gallons.

At a glance

Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
5
Synonyms
4

Also pronounced

  • [ˈtʰaŋk]
  • [ˈtʰeːŋk]

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. A pond, pool, or small lake (either natural or artificial).

  2. An open container or pool for storing water or other liquids.

  3. A closed container for liquids or gases.

More examples

In context

  • There's little water in the tank, if any.

  • The contractors installed a new tank with gorgeous fish and corals.

  • The propane is stored in these tanks.

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Origin

noun

From Portuguese tanque (“tank, liquid container”), from an Indo-Aryan language, likely Gujarati ટાંકી (ṭā̃kī, “cistern”) or Marathi टांकी (ṭāṅkī). Compare the Arabic verb اِسْتَنْقَعَ (istanqaʕa, “to become stagnant, to stagnate”). First attested in the 1610s. * In the sense of armoured vehicle, prototypes were described as tanks for carrying water to disguise their nature and due to physical resemblance. First attested in 1915, but in common usage only as of 1916. Displaced landship, and mostly displaced battlewagon.