tank town

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tank town

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From the practice of steam locomotives stopping at small towns to take on water.

noun tank towns

A small, unimportant, place. Nothing ever happens in this little tank town.

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"tank town." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/tank%20town. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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tank town. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/tank%20town

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"tank town." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/tank%20town.

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@misc{tank_town_2026,
  title = {tank town},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/tank%20town},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}