vat
noun
a large container, as a tub or tank, used for storing or holding liquids.
vats
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pluralof vat.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Behind him, a largely automated line of chemical vats is off limits to cameras because the process is patented by a Canadian company, Excir.
From Barron's ● Aug. 4, 2026
Giant, stainless-steel mixing tanks and vats, on their sides, tanning in the Florida sun.
From Slate ● Apr. 20, 2026
He’s one of the last brewers to use an ancient method of fermenting in wooden vats.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 15, 2026
We bring in the koji, and then prepare the mash in wooden vats during the winter.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 15, 2026
Heqet started across the court and Ranofer followed him dreamily, past small basket-shaped furnaces in which the fires were dying, past the balance scales and the washing vats.
From "The Golden Goblet" by Eloise Jarvis McGraw
