tank
Значение
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- A closed container for liquids or gases.
- An open container or pool for storing water or other liquids.
- A pond, pool, or small lake (either natural or artificial).
- The fuel reservoir of a vehicle.
- The amount held by a container; a tankful.
- An armoured fighting vehicle, armed with a gun designed for direct fire, and moving on caterpillar tracks.
- A reservoir or dam.
- A structure of tightly overlapping leaves used by some bromeliads to retain water.
- (colloquial) A very muscular and physically imposing person; somebody who is built like a tank.
- (slang) A bouncer or doorman.
- a unit or character designed primarily around damage absorption and holding the attention of the enemy (as opposed to dealing damage, healing, or other tasks).
- (slang) A prison cell, or prison generally.
- (slang) A metaphorical place where a player goes to contemplate a decision; see in the tank.
- Short for tank engine and tank locomotive.
- Short for tank top.
Частота
Произносится как (IPA)
/tæŋk/
Этимология
From Portuguese tanque (“tank, liquid container”), originally from Indian vernacular for a large artificial water reservoir, cistern, pool, etc., for example, Gujarati ટાંકી (ṭā̃kī) or Marathi टाकी (ṭākī). Compare the Arabic verb اِسْتَنْقَعَ (istanqaʕa, “to become stagnant, to stagnate”). In the sense of armoured vehicle, first attested in 1915, prototypes were described as tanks for carrying water to disguise their nature as well as due to physical resemblance.
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