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holding tank

holding tank noun: a container for storage toilet waste in a vehicle.

Noun

holding tank (plural holding tanks)

  1. A container for storage toilet waste in a vehicle
  2. A holding cell
    • After arriving at the Area A police station, I renewed my protests that as a working reporter with visible police credentials, I should not have been arrested. The desk sergeant insisted that I be booked, however, and I was put into the holding tank, a fifteen-by-fifteen dark and filthy cell, with...1983 December 24, Larry Goldsmith, “Cops Bust 70 Anti-Nuke Demonstrators”, in Gay Community News, volume 11, number 23, page 6

holding tank meaning in Tamil

holding tank in Tamil

சேமிப்புத் தொட்டிகள்

Forms of holding tank

pluralholding tanks

Questions about holding tank

What does holding tank mean?
Holding tank means a container for storage toilet waste in a vehicle.
What is holding tank in Tamil?
Holding tank in Tamil is சேமிப்புத் தொட்டிகள். See Holding tank meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is holding tank?
Holding tank is a noun.
What is the plural of holding tank?
The plural of holding tank is holding tanks.

Words near holding tank in the dictionary

  1. holding space
  2. holding stack
  3. holding stacks
  4. holding still
  5. holding tack
  6. holding tank
  7. holding tanks
  8. holding that thought
  9. holding the aces
  10. holding the ball
  11. holding the book

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