tank farm
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of tank farm
First recorded in 1920–25
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.
If there’s a fire that starts in the tank farm or on the property, you have to evacuate the site or move the equipment in case of a spill.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 27, 2026
Just across the road from the site of the first international conference on transitioning away from fossil fuels, in Colombia, oil tankers routinely unload at the Pozos Colorados terminal, with its large tank farm.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 26, 2026
The oil is stored on a tank farm it also took over from PetroChina, the sources said.
From Reuters ● Aug. 26, 2022
Authorities said the Dubrocq neighborhood closest to the fire was evacuated, while Gonzalez added that some people decided to leave the Versailles district, which is a little farther from the tank farm.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 6, 2022
The man to whom he talked was across the Panuco, on the south side, at the tank farm.
From Dutch Courage and Other Stories by London, Jack
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
