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tanktainer

tanktainer noun: a container for the transport of liquids, gases and powders as bulk cargo.

tanktainer: a container for the transport of liquids, gases and powders as bulk cargo
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Noun

tanktainer (plural tanktainers)

  1. A container for the transport of liquids, gases and powders as bulk cargo.
    • Transporters have been contracted; 50 trucks and 30 tanktainers have been mobilised, the explorer wrote back.2017 July, “Slippery road to implementing oil exportation plan”, in Daily Nation

Forms of tanktainer

pluraltanktainers

Origin of tanktainer

Blend of tank + container.

Questions about tanktainer

What does tanktainer mean?
Tanktainer means a container for the transport of liquids, gases and powders as bulk cargo.
What part of speech is tanktainer?
Tanktainer is a noun.
What is the plural of tanktainer?
The plural of tanktainer is tanktainers.

Words near tanktainer in the dictionary

  1. Tanksleys
  2. tankstand
  3. tankstands
  4. tanksuit
  5. tanksuits
  6. tanktainer
  7. tanktainers
  8. tanktop
  9. tanktops
  10. tankwagon
  11. tankwagons

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