tank - use in sentences

Converse of object

  • think: Think tanks are there to frame debates, to make sure the right questions are being asked.
  • fill: How much energy is there in a filled scuba tank?

Adjective modifier

  • septic: How often a septic tank needs to be emptied depends upon a number of factors.
  • marine: This would be an ideal tank for someone looking to upgrade their smaller marine tank.
  • stainless: The grapes were harvested by machine and batches were fermented in a mixture of American oak barrels and stainless steel tanks.
  • underground: Fuel Most resorts use large underground storage tanks to fuel lifts, which poses a risk to the environment through a potential for leakage.
  • 4ft: Sand and some decorations included. £ 150 for 4ft tank and £ 60 for the stand and 2ft tanks.
  • 3ft: TROPICAL FISH 12/07/04 No I HAVE JUST SET UP A 3FT TANK.

Modifies a noun

  • locomotive: The display includes three Shays, a Climax, and two small tank locomotives.
  • wagon: Portable Gas Receiver wagons: Gas tank wagons to supply gas for recharging gas-lit carriages at points not equipped with gas-producing plant.
  • traps: The tank traps were on the coast during WWII.

Noun used with modifier

  • saddle: Narrow gage saddle tank No.2 of the mining company heads away from the quarry with a rake of tippler wagons.
  • fuel: Fuel The fuel tank has a capacity of 14 liters which allows pumping at full rating for I hour.
  • gasoline: The spare wheel is held in a secure cradle beneath the boot / gasoline tank which holds 10 imperial gallons.
  • storage: New storage tanks were installed at numerous points around the city.
  • gallon: So a 200 gallon tank may only last around 2 weeks if there are 4 people on board.
  • liter: However my 45 liter fuel tank capacity will easily take me to the capitol from the border at Kariba.

Used with why or when

  • whose: Reform is an independent, non-party think tank whose mission is to set out a better way to deliver public services and economic prosperity.

Preposition: of

  • gasoline: The champagne socialists are now the ones with a full tank of gasoline.

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