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tank truck

American  

noun

  1. a truck with a tank body, suitable for transporting gases or liquids, as oil, gasoline, or milk, in bulk.


Example Sentences

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The driver who was injured drove a tank truck containing sulfuric acid.

From New York Times • May 16, 2024

A fuel tank truck drives past a signboard, which reads "Druzhba oil pipeline," near the city of Samara, Russia July 23, 2019.

From Reuters • Aug. 12, 2022

Authorities have said they suspect the cause was a leak of gas as a tank truck was servicing the building.

From Washington Times • May 10, 2022

A tank truck trailer had over-pressurized, causing the chemical hydroxyethyl acrylate to escape through a safety valve.

From Washington Post • Jul. 28, 2021

He turned away from the calendar; he felt sick, like a walking shadow, faint and wispy, his sense of balance still swaying from the ride in the cab of the tank truck.

From "Ceremony:" by Leslie Marmon Silko