Tikibu: pronunciation dictionary with use examples

Word: tank
IPA transcription: [t'æŋk]
noun meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: tank, army_tank, armored_combat_vehicle, armoured_combat_vehicle
    Meaning: an enclosed armored military vehicle; has a cannon and moves on caterpillar treads
  • Synonyms: tank, storage_tank
    Meaning: a large (usually metallic) vessel for holding gases or liquids
Usage examples
  • He inhaled deeply and yanked the oxygen tank free.
  • 'It's only once a year, sir,' pleaded Bob, appearing from the tank.
  • "It's only once a year, sir," pleaded Bob, appearing from the Tank.
  • Scrooge sat with his door wide open, that he might see him come into the Tank.
  • It gradually increased in bulk, and he transferred it next to a tank and then to the river Ganges.
  • "Yes, and the gold-fish, and the little baby alligator that froze to death in its tank," added Keith.
  • No one doubted that Wilkes had spoken the truth in his taunt, and that the bachelors had indeed stolen their own tank.
  • The big shed was deserted when the lads entered, and went to the loft where they were on a level with the big, red aluminum tank.
  • The day that Blunt met his fall, the wooden tank in which the water had been poured every morning was found to have been taken away.
  • He was full eighteen minutes and a half behind his time. Scrooge sat with his door wide open, that he might see him come into the tank.