tank farm
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of tank farm
First recorded in 1920–25
Example Sentences
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Then I ran the tank farm, the jet fuel farm, and the tanker and barge dock that feeds the trucking facility that supplies the jet fuel that goes into Boston Logan Airport.
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
Now DOE’s tank farm contractor, Washington River Protection Solutions, posts reports online when ammonia is detected, including when monitors alarm at or near tank farms with 177 underground tanks for holding waste.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 15, 2023
The oil is stored on a tank farm it also took over from PetroChina, the sources said.
From Reuters ● Aug. 26, 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
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