Meaning of "tank engine" in the English dictionary

PRONUNCIATION OF TANK ENGINE

tank engine

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF TANK ENGINE

Tank engine is a noun.

A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES TANK ENGINE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Tank locomotive

A tank locomotive or tank engine is a steam locomotive that carries its water in one or more on-board water tanks, instead of a more traditional tender. A tank engine may also have a bunker to hold combustible fuel. There are several different types of tank locomotive dependent upon the position and style of the water tanks and fuel bunkers. The most common type has tanks mounted either side of the boiler. This type originated about 1840 and quickly became popular for industrial tasks, and later for shunting and shorter distance main line duties. Tank locomotives have advantages and disadvantages compared to traditional tender locomotives.

Definition of tank engine in the English dictionary

The definition of tank engine in the dictionary is a steam locomotive that carries its water supply in tanks mounted around its boiler.

TRANSLATION OF TANK ENGINE

Find out the translation of tank engine to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of tank engine from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «tank engine» in English.

• Translator English - Chinese: 坦克发动机
• Translator English - Spanish: motor del tanque
• English: tank engine
• Translator English - Hindi: टैंक इंजन
• Translator English - Arabic: محرك الدبابة
• Translator English - Russian: паровозик
• Translator English - Portuguese: motor de tanque
• Translator English - Bengali: ট্যাংক ইঞ্জিন
• Translator English - French: Moteur de réservoir
• Translator English - Malay: Enjin tangki
• Translator English - German: Panzermotor
• Translator English - Japanese: タンク機関車
• Translator English - Korean: 탱크 엔진
• Translator English - Javanese: Tank engine
• Translator English - Vietnamese: động cơ xe tăng
• Translator English - Tamil: தொட்டி இயந்திரம்
• Translator English - Marathi: टाकी इंजिन
• Translator English - Turkish: Tank motoru
• Translator English - Italian: motore serbatoio
• Translator English - Polish: zbiornik silnika
• Translator English - Ukrainian: Паровозик
• Translator English - Romanian: motor rezervor
• Translator English - Greek: κινητήρας δεξαμενή
• Translator English - Afrikaans: tank enjin
• Translator English - Swedish: tank motor
• Translator English - Norwegian: tank motor

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «TANK ENGINE»

Discover the use of tank engine in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to tank engine and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.

Catch Me, Catch Me!: A Thomas the Tank Engine Story

Thomas the tank engine has a race with another train, one pulled by an engine larger than he is.

‎1990

Thomas the Tank Engine

This is a story about Thomas the Tank Engine. Thomas worked really hard, shunting coaches for the big engines. But what he wanted more than anything was his very own branch line . . .

EGMONT BOOKS, 2008

Thomas the Tank Engine: The Classic Library

Presents the original adventures of Thomas the tank engine and his friends.

Wilbert V. Awdry, 2007

Haynes Thomas the Tank Engine Manual

Inspired by the world-famous Haynes manuals, this book explains how Thomas works, how his driver operates him, and how the engineers of the Sodor railway keep him in tip-top condition.

Chris Oxlade, 2009

Thomas the Tank Engine's Hidden Surprises

Thomas the tank engine goes on a special trip to the circus, and discovers a variety of surprises on the way

Wilbert V. Awdry, 1999

Tank Engine Thomas Again

W. Awdry feature Thomas the Tank Engine and his friends. In this exciting series of adventures Thomas learns how tractors and buses can be just as important as trains, and makes some new friends along the way. Part of The Railway Series.

Wilbert Awdry, 2002

Thomas the Tank Engine storybook

Photographs from PBS's "Shining Time Station" complement an anthology of ten fun-filled stories about Thomas the Tank Engine and his friends.

W. Awdry, 1993

Stop, Train, Stop!: A Thomas the Tank Engine Story

When Thomas the Tank Engine decides not to make his usual station stops one day, he learns that faster is not always better. On board pages.

‎1998

Thomas the Tank Engine Story Collection

A collection of fourteen previously published stories featuring Thomas, Sir Topham Hat, and their railway friends.

Wilbert Awdry, 2005

Diesel's Devious Deed and Other Thomas the Tank Engine Stories

Diesel causes no end of trouble among the engines when he arrives at Thomas the Tank Engine's train yard.

W. Awdry, 1992

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «TANK ENGINE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term tank engine is used in the context of the following news items.

Ant-Man, and the Thomas The Tank Engine rights challenge

Permission was given to include Thomas The Tank Engine in the film, but not without a condition or two. "There were definite stipulations", said Peyton Reed. «Den Of Geek, Jul 15»

Thomas the Tank Engine rolls into Phillipsburg

Grab your little ones and hop on board, Thomas the Tank Engine is rolling into a train station in Warren County. The day out with Thomas celebration tour kicked ... «WFMZ Allentown, Jul 15»

Thomas the Tank Engine Coming to Edaville

Next month, as part of a $25 million upgrade it will add a new centerpiece: an 11-acre Thomas Land feature all about Thomas the Tank Engine on the Island of ... «NECN, Jul 15»

Hornby relaunches Thomas the Tank Engine range

Hornby, the model toy firm, will relaunch its range of Thomas the Tank Engine railway sets to mark the character's 70th anniversary. The collectibles company ... «BBC News, May 15»

Why do so many liberal parents hate Thomas the Tank Engine?

He's a British icon, beloved by generations of toddlers. Thomas the Tank Engine has gone from a character invented by one father for his two-year-old son, to an ... «Telegraph.co.uk, May 15»

Pm steams in to character debate

The Thomas The Tank Engine series, written by the Reverend Wilbert Awdry, has been a firm fixture on bookshelves and television screens across the country ... «Daily Mail, Mar 15»

Goths dancing to Thomas the Tank engine theme has opened our …

In celebration of that goths raving to Thomas the Tank engine theme video, let's look at some other times those crazy youngsters cut loose. Here they got down ... «Metro, Mar 15»

Watch Neil Patrick Harris Fight with Children over Thomas the Tank …

The How I Met Your Mother alum, 41, partnered with Funny or Die to celebrate the 70th anniversary of Thomas the Tank Engine with a video, in which he shows ... «People Magazine, Mar 15»

Eddie Redmayne's latest film: Thomas the Tank Engine

Eddie Redmayne is lending his voice to a new Thomas the Tank Engine film, playing an engine called Ryan. Fresh from his Oscar triumph in The Theory of ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Feb 15»

Off track? British blogger sees world's ills in Thomas the Tank Engine

Kids love Thomas the Tank Engine, but a confused grownup in Great Britain ... “When the good engines pump out white smoke and the bad engines pump out ... «Fox News, Jul 14»