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gun barrel tank

gun barrel tank noun: a long slender cylindrical metal tank, especially one used to separate oil from water as it flows from a production well.

Noun

gun barrel tank (plural gun barrel tanks)

  1. A long slender cylindrical metal tank, especially one used to separate oil from water as it flows from a production well.

Forms of gun barrel tank

pluralgun barrel tanks
alternative formgunbarrel tank
alternative formgun-barrel tank

Origin of gun barrel tank

From gun barrel + tank, from the shape of the tank, which is long and cylindrical, like the barrel of a gun.

Questions about gun barrel tank

What does gun barrel tank mean?
Gun barrel tank means a long slender cylindrical metal tank, especially one used to separate oil from water as it flows from a production well.
What part of speech is gun barrel tank?
Gun barrel tank is a noun.
What is the plural of gun barrel tank?
The plural of gun barrel tank is gun barrel tanks.

Words near gun barrel tank in the dictionary

  1. gumwoods
  2. gumwrapper
  3. gumwrappers
  4. gun
  5. gun barrel
  6. gun barrel tank
  7. gun barrel tanks
  8. gun barrels
  9. gun boat
  10. gun boats
  11. gun brush

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