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tank wagons

tank wagons is the plural of tank wagon.

Meaning of tank wagon

Noun

tank wagon (plural tank wagons)

  1. (Commonwealth) A rail wagon designed to transport liquids or gases.
    • Pending the installation of four 7,000-gal. diesel fuel tanks, temporary refuelling facilities have been provided by the adaptation of a 3,000-gal. oil tank wagon.1956 October, “Recent changes on the Tyneside Electrified Lines”, in Railway Magazine, page 662
    Synonyms:
    tank car, tanker
  2. (US, uncommon) A wagon with a tank body, for hauling liquid.

Questions about tank wagons

What is tank wagons the plural of?
Tank wagons is the plural of tank wagon.

Words near tank wagons in the dictionary

  1. tank trucks
  2. tank up
  3. tank ventilator
  4. tank ventilators
  5. tank wagon
  6. tank wagons
  7. tank-destroyer
  8. tank-destroyers
  9. tank-sinker
  10. tank-sinkers
  11. tank-slapper

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