tank
noun
a large receptacle, container, or structure for holding a liquid or gas.
tanklike
-
a word derived from
tank.
Example Sentences
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The Russian weapon carries a box of rockets atop a tanklike tracked vehicle.
From Seattle Times ● May 28, 2022
This autonomous underwater robot weighs in at about 250 kilograms, with a black-and-yellow tanklike exterior.
From Science Magazine ● Jul. 2, 2021
National Guard troops there had to rely on specialized vehicles with tanklike treads to rescue stranded drivers, while in Nebraska whiteout conditions hampered evacuations.
From Washington Times ● Mar. 14, 2019
He drives a black Mercedes-Benz G-Class—a tanklike car.
From The New Yorker ● Mar. 21, 2016
He collected fragments from a pig-size guinea pig, armor plates from a tanklike armadillo, more elephantine bones from elephantine sloths, and crated and shipped them to England.
From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee
