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tankside

tankside noun: the side of a tank (for water etc.).

Noun

tankside (plural tanksides)

  1. The side of a tank (for water etc.)
    • An ex-LMS Class 3F 0-6-0T, No. 47482, emerges from Darlington works after overhaul with its number painted on the tankside in NER style.1964 July, “Newsreel”, in Modern Railways, page 67, photo caption

Forms of tankside

pluraltanksides

Origin of tankside

From tank + side.

Questions about tankside

What does tankside mean?
Tankside means the side of a tank (for water etc.).
What part of speech is tankside?
Tankside is a noun.
What is the plural of tankside?
The plural of tankside is tanksides.

Words near tankside in the dictionary

  1. tanksful
  2. tankshal
  3. tankshals
  4. tankship
  5. tankships
  6. tankside
  7. tanksides
  8. tanksinker
  9. tanksinkers
  10. Tanksley
  11. Tanksleys

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