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STORAGE TANK
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A large (usually metallic) vessel for holding gases or liquids
Synonyms:
storage tank; tank
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("storage tank" is a kind of...):
vessel (an object used as a container (especially for liquids))
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "storage tank"):
aquarium; fish tank; marine museum (a tank or pool or bowl filled with water for keeping live fish and underwater animals)
cistern; water tank (a tank that holds the water used to flush a toilet)
gas holder; gasometer (a large gas-tight spherical or cylindrical tank for holding gas to be used as fuel)
gas tank; gasoline tank; petrol tank (a tank for holding gasoline to supply a vehicle)
reservoir (tank used for collecting and storing a liquid (as water or oil))
septic tank (large tank where solid matter or sewage is disintegrated by bacteria)
hot-water heater; hot-water tank; water heater (a heater and storage tank to supply heated water)
