fuel tank
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fuel tank
noun fuel tanks
- A container of fuel, especially one for motor fuel inside a vehicle. The main fuel tank is slung from the underframe midway between the two bogies, and its capacity of 420 gal. supplies both the main engine and the train heating boiler.
- A container for storage of fuel, e.g. in a depot. Pending the installation of four 7,000-gal. diesel fuel tanks, temporary refuelling facilities have been provided by the adaptation of a 3,000-gal. oil tank wagon.
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noun a container of fuel
| Español | tanque de combustible |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 燃料タンク nenryō tanku, タンク tanku |
| 中文 | 油箱 yóuxiāng, 油缸 yóugāng |
| Português | tanque de combustível |
| Français | réservoir à carburant |
| Deutsch | Kraftstofftank |
| Русский | то́пливный бак tóplivnyj bak, бак bak |
| العربية | خَزَّان الوَقُود ḵazzān al-waqūd |
Talk about this word "fuel tank." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/fuel%20tank. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. fuel tank. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/fuel%20tank "fuel tank." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/fuel%20tank.
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@misc{fuel_tank_2026,
title = {fuel tank},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/fuel%20tank},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
