settling tank

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noun

a tank for holding liquid until particles suspended in it settle.

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Origin of settling tank

First recorded in 1905–10

“The events this year with Ukraine led to his ties with Cato being severed,” a source at the think tank told The Daily Beast.
Vaclav Klaus, Libertarian Hero, Has His Wings Clipped by Cato Institute|James Kirchick|December 22, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Tank Battle Kim's death -- a clean version of Kim's Face shot (no head burning or head exploding).
Sony Emails Show How the Studio Plans to Censor Kim Jong Un Assassination Comedy ‘The Interview’|William Boot|December 15, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Tank Battle Jeep Guard Crush -- some editorial changes and the removal of all blood when the guards are crushed by the tank.
Sony Emails Show How the Studio Plans to Censor Kim Jong Un Assassination Comedy ‘The Interview’|William Boot|December 15, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The stench of corruption is settling over world soccer like a poisonous fog, and players are paying the price.
Is Soccer Great Lionel Messi Corrupt?|Jack Holmes|December 8, 2014|DAILY BEAST

And he would especially like American FGM-148 Javelins, man-portable anti-tank missiles to hit at Russian armor.
Should the U.S. Arm Ukraine’s Militias?|Jamie Dettmer|November 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST
It is no good settling down in a world that, on its part, refuses to do anything of the sort.
The Salvaging Of Civilisation|H. G. (Herbert George) Wells
The board will appoint a settling agent who shall keep the necessary records and accounts.
Readings in Money and Banking|Chester Arthur Phillips
On May 13, in a speech which charmed the House, Mr. Townshend opened his plan for settling the colonial question.
The Eve of the Revolution|Carl Becker
"Stiff and cold," said Dorothy, her teeth chattering in her head, and a deeper pallor settling on her face.
The World Before Them|Susanna Moodie
From this description I have little hesitation in settling Cape Leveque to be the point he passed round.
Narrative of a Survey of the Intertropical and Western Coasts of Australia] [Volume 2 of 2]|Phillip Parker King