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Definition of Storage tank
1. Noun. A large (usually metallic) vessel for holding gases or liquids.
Specialized synonyms: Aquarium, Fish Tank, Marine Museum, Cistern, Water Tank, Gas Holder, Gasometer, Gas Tank, Gasoline Tank, Petrol Tank, Reservoir, Septic Tank, Hot-water Heater, Hot-water Tank, Water Heater
Generic synonyms: Vessel
Derivative terms: Tank, Tank
Lexicographical Neighbors of Storage Tank
Literary usage of Storage tank
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Permafrost: North American Contribution [to The] Second International Conference by Building Research Advisory Board Staff (1973)
"The supply line from the storage tank to the complex is housed in an insulated
... The manifold provides service to either the interior storage tank for raw ..."
2. Cleaning Up the Nation's Waste Sites: Markets & Technology Trends (1993)
"... FOR REMEDIATION OF UNDERGROUND storage tank SITES Millions of underground
storage tanks (USTs) containing petroleum products or hazardous chemicals are ..."
3. Transactions of the American Institute of Mining, Metallurgical and (1916)
"storage tank, pregnant KCN sol. 28. Precipitation tank, KCN sol. 29. ...
storage tank, pregnant Hg sol. 42. Precipitate tank, pregnant Hg sol. 43. ..."
4. The Electrical Engineer (1893)
"The steam-boiler, a, is completely filled with water, the storage tank, b, ...
Water heated in the boiler is constantly being sent to the storage tank, ..."
5. American Highway Engineers' Handbook by Arthur Horace Blanchard (1919)
"Transportation and storage tank Cars and Tanks. Fluid bituminous materials ready
for use are ordinarily shipped to the consumer in tank cars of from 4000 to ..."
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