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tank

/tæŋk/
Meanings
  • noun

    A large container or receptacle, often used to store liquids or other substances.

    - "The oil tank was filled to capacity."
    - "The water tank in the basement was leaking."
  • noun

    A large armored fighting vehicle designed to move on tracks.

    - "The tank advanced towards the enemy line."
    - "The tank was destroyed by an anti-tank missile."
Pronunciation
  1. /tæŋk/



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  2. /tæŋk/



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Antonyms

glass cannon
Synonyms

armour , battle tank , combat tank , tango
Rhymes
Words rhyming with tank
rank , blank , spank , hank
Variants
List of all variants of tank that leads to same result
in the tank , into the tank , tank , tankful , tankfuls , tanklike , tanks , tanked , tanking , tank car , tank cars , tank destroyer , tank destroyers , tank suit , tank suits , tank top , tank tops , tank town , tank towns , tank up , tanked up , tanking up , tanks up , anti-tank , antitank , drop tank
Etymology
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Old English 'tanc' meaning container or receptacle.

Trivia
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  1. The first oil tanker was built in 1852 in Scotland.

  2. The largest oil tanker ever built was the Seawise Giant, with a capacity of 564,763 deadweight tons.

  3. The first tanks were used in World War I and were called 'land battleships'.

Related Concepts
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  1. container: A large vessel used to hold or store liquids or other substances.

  2. armored vehicle: A military vehicle protected by armor.

Culture
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The tank has been used in various forms throughout history, from large storage containers to military vehicles. In literature, the tank has been depicted in works such as Ernest Hemingway's 'A Farewell to Arms' and Michael Crichton's 'Jurassic Park'. In art, tanks have been depicted in paintings and sculptures, such as Gerhard Richter's 'Tank' and Otto Dix's 'Der Krieg' series.

How to Memorize "tank"

  1. visualize

    - Visualize a large, cylindrical container or a military vehicle with tracks.

  2. associate

    - Associate the word 'tank' with large containers or military vehicles.

  3. mnemonics

    - Use the mnemonic 'Tanks are large, armored containers or vehicles' to remember the definition.

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