tank
noun
a large receptacle, container, or structure for holding a liquid or gas.
tanks
Example Sentences
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Currently, Europe’s natural gas tanks are 67% full, which is 13 percentage points lower than a year ago.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2026
It requires water agencies to have backup power that could keep pumps running in an outage and to top off any water tanks after a notification from county emergency officials about dangerous weather conditions.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2026
"No, we've got plenty of cider in the tanks for now," he smiles.
From BBC ● Aug. 25, 2026
Like many Kuwaitis, Salem Al-Ghanem still vividly remembers Iraqi tanks rolling through his hometown when his small Gulf state faced extinction had US troops not liberated it from invasion.
From Barron's ● Aug. 25, 2026
The back of the truck is two giant tanks, their sides dotted with hoses and metal boxes of tools.
From "Free Lunch" by Rex Ogle
