tankage

[tang-kij]

noun

the capacity of a tank or tanks.
the act or process of storing liquid in a tank.
the fee charged for such storage.

the residue from tanks in which carcasses and other offal have been steamed and the fat has been rendered, used as a fertilizer.

Origin of tankage

First recorded in 1865–70; tank + -age

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Examples from the Web for tankage

Historical Examples of tankage

Tankage may be used in part, and in it the nitrogen costs very little more per pound.
Crops and Methods for Soil Improvement
Alva Agee
The manufacturer gets his supply of phosphoric acid from rock, bone, or tankage exactly as does the home-mixer.
Crops and Methods for Soil Improvement
Alva Agee
If half the required nitrogen per acre, or 4½ pounds, is wanted in tankage, 50 pounds of the tankage will supply it.
Crops and Methods for Soil Improvement
Alva Agee
More often the tankage provided is insufficient, and thousands of barrels escape.
Scientific American Supplement, Vol. XV., No. 388, June 9, 1883
Various
In Louisiana large quantities of tankage, cotton-seed meal, and acid phosphate are used to fertilize cane-fields.
Agriculture for Beginners
Charles William Burkett

British Dictionary definitions for tankage

tankage

noun

the capacity or contents of a tank or tanks
the act of storing in a tank or tanks, or a fee charged for such storage
agriculture
1. fertilizer consisting of the dried and ground residues of animal carcasses
2. a protein supplement feed for livestock

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