Tank-town definition
A small town.
noun
A small, unimportant town.
noun
A small, unimportant, place. (From the practice of steam locomotives stopping at small towns to take on water.)
Nothing ever happens in this little tank town.
noun
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Other Word Forms
Noun
Singular:
tank-town
Plural:
tank townsOrigin of tank-town
- So called because trains would stop there only to replenish water
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition