Phrase Hound found 108 phrases and 80 compound words that contain tank. The most common are listed below. Open tank in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 108
- think tankA group of people who collectively perform research and develop reports and recommendations on topics relating to strategic planning or public policy, and which is usually funded by corporate, government, or special interests.
- fuel tankA container of fuel, especially one for motor fuel inside a vehicle.
- water tankA tank (type of large container) used to store water.
- septic tankA small-scale watertight treatment system for domestic sewage in which the flow is slowed to allow sedimentation and sludge digestion by bacteria to take place.
- gas tankA fuel tank for gasoline built into equipment, especially vehicles.
- fish tankA container, usually made out of glass or acrylic, specifically designed for holding water and marine life.
- tank topAn item of casual clothing: a top with no sleeves.
- Storage tank
- tank topsplural of tank top: An item of casual clothing: a top with no sleeves.
- drunk tankA cell where people who have been arrested for public drunkenness are detained until they are sober.
- tank engineA steam locomotive that carries its fuel and water containers on the locomotive frames rather than in a separate tender.
- tank carA railroad car or rolling stock designed to transport liquids or gases.
- tank upTo fill up (for example, a tank in a vehicle with gas, petrol, etc.).
- empty the tankTo make the utmost effort; to contribute to the absolute limit of one's energy and abilities.
- tank destroyerAn armoured fighting vehicle equipped with an antitank gun or missile launcher.
- oxygen tankA metal cylinder holding compressed oxygen.
- main battle tankThe primary tank of a country or armed forces.
- anti-tankAlternative spelling of antitank: Of weapons or tactics, designed for thwarting or (especially) attacking tanks or other armored fighting vehicles.
- holding tankA container for storage toilet waste in a vehicle
- expansion tankA small tank that is partially filled with air to protect closed water heating systems (not open to atmospheric pressure) and domestic hot-water systems from excessive pressure.
- tank trapAnything placed to impede the movement of tanks, such as large caltrops, Czech hedgehogs, dragon's teeth, mines, or depressions in the ground.
- surge tankA storage reservoir used to neutralize pressure in a system that conveys fluid by releasing pressure from sudden increases in volume and by supplying fluid to the system when the pressure drops.
- battle tankEllipsis of main battle tank.
- drop tankAn expendable external fuel tank on an aircraft.
- female tankan armoured fighting vehicle on caterpillar tracks equipped with machine guns but no cannon.
Compound words 80
- fishtankAlternative form of fish tank: A container, usually made out of glass or acrylic, specifically designed for holding water and marine life.
- tankieA member of the Communist Party of Great Britain (CPGB) who supported the Soviet Union's policy of crushing revolts in Hungary in the 1950s and Czechoslovakia in the 1960s by sending tanks into those countries.
- tankyHaving a dank quality resulting from excessive ageing in a tank.
- tankfulThe amount (usually of a fluid) that will fill a tank.
- tankmanThe (male) operator of a military tank.
- tankhoodThe state of being fully tanklike.
- nanotankAn extremely small tank (in various senses).
- detankTo empty (some substance) from a tank.
- flexitankA liquid storage container made from flexible material such as polyurethane.
- tankstandA structure that supports a water tank.