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Tank \Tank\ (t[a^][ng]k), n.
A small Indian dry measure, averaging 240 grains in weight;
also, a Bombay weight of 72 grains, for pearls. --Simmonds.
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Tank \Tank\ (t[a^][ng]k), n. [Pg. tanque, L. stangum a pool; or
perhaps of East Indian origin. Cf. {Stank}, n.]
1. A large basin or cistern; an artificial receptacle for
liquids.
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2. A pond, pool, or small lake, natural or artificial.
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We stood in the afterglow on the bank of the tank
and saw the ducks come home. --F.
Remington.

The tanks are full and the grass is high. --Lawson.
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3. (Mil.) a heavily armored combat vehicle which moves on
caterpillar treads, rather than wheels. It typically
carries a cannon and a heavy machine, and sometimes other
weapons. It is the main distinguishing weapon of an
armored division.
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4. a jail cell for temporarily holding prisoners, as in a
police station.
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{Tank engine}, a locomotive which carries the water and fuel
it requires, thus dispensing with a tender.

{Tank iron}, plate iron thinner than boiler plate, and
thicker than sheet iron or stovepipe iron.

{Tank worm} (Zool.), a small nematoid worm found in the water
tanks of India, supposed by some to be the young of the
Guinea worm.
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