Tank

What “Tank” means

Noun

1. A closed container for liquids or gases.
2. An open container or pool for storing water or other liquids.
3. A pond, pool, or small lake (either natural or artificial).
4. The fuel reservoir of a vehicle.
5. The amount held by a container; a tankful.

Verb

1. To fail or fall (often used in describing the economy or the stock market); to degenerate or decline rapidly; to plummet.
2. To fail or fall (often used in describing the economy or the stock market); to degenerate or decline rapidly; to plummet.
3. To attract the attacks of an enemy target in cooperative team-based combat, so that one's teammates can defeat the enemy in question more efficiently.
4. To put (fuel, etc.) into a tank.
5. To deliberately lose a sports match with the intent of gaining a perceived future competitive advantage.

Noun

1. A small Indian dry measure, averaging 240 grains in weight.
2. A Bombay weight of 72 grains, for pearls.

Where the word comes from

From Portuguese tanque (“tank, liquid container”), from an Indo-Aryan language, likely Gujarati ટાંકી (ṭā̃kī, “cistern”) or Marathi टांकी (ṭāṅkī). A false friend can be found in North Germanic: dunk (“canister, keg”), 17th c. tönk, which appears derived from both Low German tunneke, Dutch tonneke (diminutive of "barrel"), and dunka (“to dunk, to dip under water, to moisten”). * In the sense of armoured vehicle, prototypes were described as tanks for carrying water to disguise their nature and due to physical resemblance. First attested in 1915, but in common usage only as of 1916. Displaced landship, and mostly displaced battlewagon.

Business name ideas with “Tank”

Industries where “Tank” fits

We suggest this word for 3 business types and industries, including:

• Metal Tank (Heavy Gauge) Manufacturing
• Military Armored Vehicle, Tank, and Tank Component Manufacturing
• Septic Tank and Related Services