fish tank

American  

[fish tank] / ˈfɪʃ ˌtænk /

Sometimes fishtank

noun

• fish tanks
  plural

1. a glass-sided tank for keeping, displaying, or observing live fish or other aquatic animals.

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• fish tanks
  plural

Etymology

Origin of fish tank

First recorded in 1880-85

Example Sentences

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fish tank

They overhauled the 1930-founded building’s plumbing and electricity, added a raw bar, a wave-like wooden overhang and a fish tank, and adorned the dining room with lobster traps, mounted fish and other nautical decor.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 23, 2026

Then they noticed Huber’s many sound recordings, along with the underwater microphones and copper plates in the fish tank.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 18, 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

It’s small With two rooms Of books, a globe That I once Dropped, some maps Of the United States and Mexico, And a fish tank with A blue fish that Is always making jeta.

From "Neighborhood Odes" by Gary Soto