fish tank
Americannoun
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fish tanks
plural
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of fish tank
First recorded in 1880-85
Example Sentences
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They’ve had to enlist friends to take care of their saltwater fish tank back home.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 6, 2026
"Chapeltown - it's like a fish tank," Davis said.
From BBC ● Nov. 8, 2025
As they rounded the rest of the house — bedrooms with dressers secured to the wall, a living room with paintings of sailboats, a fish tank — Hamilton-Royse asked if LyBurtus felt any better.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 27, 2024
When the fish tank broke at Goode’s now-defunct restaurant the Park, Rodrigues was called in for a repair.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 25, 2024
The same tall trees, the same brightly colored flowers, the same tropical fish tank right by the doors, where Poe and I got in trouble with Barb for throwing donut crumbs to the fish.
From "Five Feet Apart" by Rachael Lippincott
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