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| aquarium |
a tank or other container filled with water in which water animals and plants are kept. [1/2 definitions] |
| armament |
weapons and supplies used to equip a military unit such as a tank, warship, airplane, or the like. [1/4 definitions] |
| ball cock |
a device used to regulate the supply of water in a tank or toilet, consisting of a lever connected to a floating ball that shuts a valve when raised and opens it when lowered. |
| boiler |
a tank used to heat and store a supply of water. |
| caterpillar |
(cap.) trademark for a machine propelled by wheels moving within circular tracks mounted on its sides, such as a tractor or tank. [1/2 definitions] |
| cistern |
a tank or other receptacle for catching and storing water, esp. rainwater. |
| float |
a hollow ball used to operate a valve or gauge, as in a toilet tank or gas tank. [1/14 definitions] |
| gas |
(informal) to fill the tank of a vehicle with gasoline (fol. by" up"). [1/14 definitions] |
| gasometer |
a gas storage tank. [1/2 definitions] |
| inlet |
a passage, channel, or opening that serves as an entrance, as for fluid into a large tank. [1/3 definitions] |
| LST |
abbreviation of "landing ship, tank," a seagoing military vessel designed during World War II to support amphibious operations, and used primarily to land troops, supplies, vehicles, and heavy equipment onto beaches. |
| panzer |
an armored vehicle, esp. a tank used by the Germans in World War II. [1/2 definitions] |
| septic tank |
an underground tank in which solid organic waste material is decomposed by anaerobic bacteria. |
| skin diving |
swimming in which the swimmer uses flippers, a face mask, and an air tank to swim underwater quickly and easily. |
| swimming pool |
a large man-made tank or pool, usu. concrete and using water-filtering equipment, filled with water and used for swimming. |
| tank |
a large container used to hold liquid or gas. [1/3 definitions] |
| tankage |
the storing of liquid in a tank, the tank's holding capacity, or the charge for the storage. [1/2 definitions] |
| tank up |
(informal) to fill the gas tank of one or more vehicles. [1/2 definitions] |
| tread |
that which touches the ground in walking, such as the sole of the foot or shoe, or in rolling, such as the outer surface of a tire or the belt around the wheels of a tank. [1/7 definitions] |
| turret |
a low, steel structure that carries mounted guns on a tank, plane, or warship. Turrets can be rotated. [1/2 definitions] |
| vat |
a very large barrel, tub, or tank, used for holding liquids. |
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