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drop tank

drop tank noun: an expendable external fuel tank on an aircraft.

Noun

drop tank (plural drop tanks)

  1. An expendable external fuel tank on an aircraft.
  2. A portable tank used at the scene of a fire to hold water from the fire engine.

Forms of drop tank

pluraldrop tanks

Questions about drop tank

What does drop tank mean?
Drop tank means an expendable external fuel tank on an aircraft.
What part of speech is drop tank?
Drop tank is a noun.
What is the plural of drop tank?
The plural of drop tank is drop tanks.

Words near drop tank in the dictionary

  1. drop site
  2. drop sleeve
  3. drop sleeves
  4. drop someone a line
  5. drop someone in it
  6. drop tank
  7. drop tanks
  8. drop target
  9. drop targets
  10. drop the ball
  11. drop the bomb

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