tank top

American

noun

a close-fitting, low-cut top having shoulder straps and often made of lightweight, knitted fabric.

tank top British

noun

a sleeveless upper garment with wide shoulder straps and a low neck, usually worn over a shirt, blouse, or jumper

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tank tops

plural

Etymology

Origin of tank top

First recorded in 1945–50

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Sporting a blue workout tank top and black shorts, the four-year resident of the community said the heat doesn’t really compare to the humidity she’s experienced when she lived in Illinois.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 24, 2026

Browne, 29, has tickets to a spring music festival in Washington and has already picked out a tank top shaped like a butterfly for the event.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 7, 2026

Varda is a scruffy-haired kid in a tank top.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 29, 2025

PC Rogers recalled one man, who the jury heard was " 30-40, 6ft 2, large and muscular" and "wearing a tank top".

From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2025

She’s leaning against the doorframe in lime-green pajama bottoms and a fuchsia tank top, looking like one of those color-swirled lollipops you get on the boardwalk.

From "I'll Give You the Sun" by Jandy Nelson

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