tank top

Meaning

  1. An item of casual clothing: a top with no sleeves.
  2. The top of a ship's bilge tank, usually the lowest horizontal surface on board.

Synonyms

sleeveless T-shirt

sleeveless jacket

sleeveless shirt

sleeveless blouse

sleeveless cardigan

Etymology

The upper part of a tank suit worn by female swimmers in modester times when swimming pools were called swimming tanks.

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