Dictionary.com
Thesaurus.com
Showing results for tank engine. Search instead for ManageEngine.

tank engine

British  

noun

  1. a steam locomotive that carries its water supply in tanks mounted around its boiler

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

The original test episode, titled Down The Mine, will appear online on Friday to coincide with the 80th anniversary of the famous tank engine franchise.

From BBC • May 9, 2025

Robin van Persie as Batman's sidekick, a tank engine and Jessie J?

From The Guardian • Aug. 21, 2012

Eisenhower would be rushed by limousine -- one of two onyx-black Cadillacs with a tank engine under the hood -- to a prearranged point on the river, where the PT boat would be waiting.

From Time Magazine Archive

Already Chrysler's engineering department and laboratories are working 85% of their time on defense, developing a 2,000 h.p. airplane engine, a 500 h.p. liquid-cooled tank engine; a new airplane landing gear strut, etc.

From Time Magazine Archive

The road’s annual report of 1853 describes the Pioneer as a six-wheel tank engine.

From The 'Pioneer': Light Passenger Locomotive of 1851 United States Bulletin 240, Contributions from the Museum of History and Technology, paper 42, 1964 by White, John H.

Vocabulary.com logo
by dictionary.com

Look it up. Learn it forever.

Remember "tank engine" for good with VocabTrainer. Expand your vocabulary effortlessly with personalized learning tools that adapt to your goals.

Take me to Vocabulary.com