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dunk tank

dunk tank noun: a large tank of water, over which a dunk seat is suspended, which seat can be made to tip or fall into the tank of water, thus dunking whoever is sitting on the seat. It is used as an attraction mainly used in funfairs.

Noun

dunk tank (plural dunk tanks)

  1. A large tank of water, over which a dunk seat is suspended, which seat can be made to tip or fall into the tank of water, thus dunking whoever is sitting on the seat. It is used as an attraction mainly used in funfairs.
  2. Any open-topped tank used for dunking.

Forms of dunk tank

pluraldunk tanks

Questions about dunk tank

What does dunk tank mean?
Dunk tank means a large tank of water, over which a dunk seat is suspended, which seat can be made to tip or fall into the tank of water, thus dunking whoever is sitting on the seat. It is used as an attraction mainly used in funfairs.
What part of speech is dunk tank?
Dunk tank is a noun.
What is the plural of dunk tank?
The plural of dunk tank is dunk tanks.

Words near dunk tank in the dictionary

  1. dunk
  2. dunk on
  3. dunk out
  4. dunk shot
  5. dunk shots
  6. dunk tank
  7. dunk tanks
  8. Dunk's
  9. dunkable
  10. dunkables
  11. dunkadoo

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