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tank cars

tank cars is the plural of tank car.

Meaning of tank car

Noun

tank car (plural tank cars)

  1. A railroad car or rolling stock designed to transport liquids or gases.
    • I saw livestock kept alive only because water had been brought to them long distances in tank cars.1936 September 6, Franklin Roosevelt, 1:16 from the start, in Fireside Chat 8: On Farmers and Laborers, Miller Center
    Synonyms:
    tank wagon, tanker

Questions about tank cars

What is tank cars the plural of?
Tank cars is the plural of tank car.

Words near tank cars in the dictionary

  1. tanjungs
  2. tank
  3. tank ace
  4. tank aces
  5. tank car
  6. tank cars
  7. tank controls
  8. tank destroyer
  9. tank destroyers
  10. tank drama
  11. tank dramas

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