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Meanings of tank in English

Portuguese
cisterna
Catalan
dipòsit
Spanish
depósito
Wikidata

A large (usually metallic) vessel for holding gases or liquids.

        cisterna
        Portuguese
        tanque
        Catalan
        tanc
        Spanish
        tanque

        An enclosed armored military vehicle; has a cannon and moves on caterpillar treads.

              tanque
              Catalan
              vagó cisterna

              A freight car that transports liquids or gases in bulk.

                    vagó cisterna
                    Catalan
                    garjola

                    A cell for violent prisoners.

                          garjola
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                          Examples for "tank car"
                          Examples for "tank car"
                          1
                          The diviner emerged from the water- tank car given over to the vodyanoi.
                          Iron Council
                          2
                          The Mexican market has also become a boon for tank car leasing companies.
                          Reuters
                          3
                          The top tank car manufacturers are a mixture of publicly-traded and private companies.
                          Reuters
                          4
                          A further meeting of the tank car panel is scheduled for next week.
                          Reuters
                          5
                          Also corrects impact of new tank car design weight in paragraph 23.)
                          Reuters
                          Usage of tank in English
                          1
                          Free market think-tank New Zealand Initiative want spending limits enshrined in law.
                          Radio NZ
                          2
                          For Guntram Wolff of think tank Bruegel, however, the danger is clear.
                          Reuters
                          3
                          The fuel tank goes empty in the second half. TV: 11 p.m.
                          Reuters
                          4
                          Russia media is widely predicting Russia will bring home the tank win.
                          News.com.au
                          5
                          How often you need to replace the filters in your water tank.
                          Wired
                          6
                          Water is a better heat conductor, but needs a large storage tank.
                          Reuters
                          7
                          Store the tank in an open yet secluded area, away from children.
                          Mastering the grill: the owner's manual for outdoor cooking
                          8
                          The water tank and station were several hundred yards to my left.
                          Nothing in her way
                          9
                          Last Monday an academic think-tank known as China Development Union was closed.
                          The Irish Times
                          10
                          The group is the leading think tank on information and electronic warfare.
                          Wired
                          11
                          I have a good view of what's going on inside the tank.
                          Hull zero three
                          12
                          My trip to the water tank takes me more than an hour.
                          The South African
                          13
                          The measures were swiftly reversed after causing the stock market to tank.
                          Reuters
                          14
                          We pretty much get a free tank of gas every five weeks.
                          Radio NZ
                          15
                          There must be a place under the roof-forcisterns, water tank, etc.
                          And Then There Were None
                          16
                          Fishing was good and the fish tank was filled by early afternoon.
                          Genellan: planetfall
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