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PRONUNCIATION OF WATER TANK

water tank  [ˈwɔːtə tæŋk] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF WATER TANK

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adjective
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preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Water tank 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 WATER TANK MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Water tank

A water tank is a container for storing water. The need for a water tank is as old as civilisation, providing storage of water for drinking water, irrigation agriculture, fire suppression, agricultural farming, both for plants and livestock, chemical manufacturing, food preparation as well as many other applications. Water tank parameters include the general design of the tank, and choice of construction materials. Various materials are used for making a water tank: plastics, fiberglass, concrete, stone, steel, Earthen ponds function as water storage.

Definition of water tank in the English dictionary

The definition of water tank in the dictionary is a tank for holding water.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH WATER TANK


antitank
ˌæntɪˈtæŋk
banc
bæŋk
bank
bæŋk
blank
blæŋk
crank
kræŋk
dank
dæŋk
drank
dræŋk
franc
fræŋk
frank
fræŋk
hank
hæŋk
plank
plæŋk
prank
præŋk
rank
ræŋk
shank
ʃæŋk
skank
skæŋk
spank
spæŋk
stank
stæŋk
tank
tæŋk
thank
θæŋk
wank
wæŋk

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE WATER TANK

water spaniel
water spider
water splash
water sports
water starwort
water stick insect
water strider
water supply
water system
water table
water thrush
water tortoise
water torture
water tower
water tube boiler
water under the bridge
water vapour
water vole
water wagtail
water wheel

WORDS THAT END LIKE WATER TANK

belly tank
developing tank
drop tank
drunk tank
expansion tank
fish tank
flotation tank
fuel tank
gas tank
header tank
oil storage tank
oil tank
oxygen tank
petrol tank
reserve petrol tank
reserve tank
sedimentation tank
septic tank
surge tank
think tank
think-tank

Synonyms and antonyms of water tank in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «water tank» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF WATER TANK

Find out the translation of water tank to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of water tank from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «water tank» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

水箱
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

depósito de agua
570 millions of speakers

English

water tank
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

पानी की टंकी
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

خزان المياه
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

резервуар для воды
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

tanque de água
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

পানির ট্যাংক
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

Réservoir d´eau
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

tangki air
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Wassertank
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

貯水槽
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

수조
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Tangki banyu
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

bể nước
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

தண்ணீர் தொட்டி
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

पाण्याची टाकी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

su tankı
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

serbatoio di acqua
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

zbiornik na wodę
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

резервуар для води
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

rezervor de apa
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

δεξαμενή νερού
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

watertenk
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

vattentank
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

vanntank
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of water tank

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «WATER TANK»

The term «water tank» is quite widely used and occupies the 29.987 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «WATER TANK» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about water tank

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «WATER TANK»

Discover the use of water tank in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to water tank and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Steel Water-storage Tanks
Current recommended guidelines and references to newer AWWA standards have been incorporated into this edition. (Replaces ISBN 9780898679779)
American Water Works Association, 1998
2
Architectural Graphic Standards
... increasing the pressure in the water distribution system. These are the advantages of the elevated water tank system: • Less complex than either of the other two systems. • Fewer components are required to control and operate the system.
Andy Pressman, American Institute of Architects, 2007
3
Steel Water Storage Tanks: Design, Construction, ...
The first comprehensive steel tanks book published in more than a decade Developed by members of the American Water Works Association (AWWA) General Steel Tank Committee, Steel Water Storage Tanks: Design, Construction, Maintenance, and ...
Steve Meier, American Water Works Association, 2010
4
The Empty Water Tank
5 How do you think his neighbours felt about his water tank? 6 How did the fire in Mr Munemo's garden get started? 7 Why could the firemen not get their hose to work? 8 How did the firemen solve the problem? 9 Why was Mr Munemo ...
Michael Lawson Brown, 1996
5
Predicting Water Availability in Irrigation Tank Cascade ...
It represents the physical system using a node-link system configuration, and incorporates water balance components of different types of irrigation tanks including rainfall runoff, rainfall on tank, evaporation of tank water, tank seepage and ...
‎2001
6
The Magic of Vaastu Shastra
Gate, Well, Bore-well, Septic Tank, Tulsi, Swimmming Pool, Underground Water Tank. Part Not Recommended Placement in Open Area (Plot) 1 A. Garage, Septic Tank, Water Tank on ground, Staircase, Dustbin, Large Trees, Overhead Water ...
R. Prasad, 2005
7
Selected Earthquake Engineering Papers of George W. Housner
Therefore, an understanding of the earthquake damage, or survival, of elevated water tanks requires an understanding of the dynamic forces associated with the sloshing water. Tank on the Ground A water tank or reservoir on the ground will ...
George William Housner, 1990
8
Comprehensive Rcc.Designs
INTRODUCTION A water tank is used to store water to tide over the daily requirements. In general, water tanks can be classified under three heads : (i) tanks resting on ground (н) elevated tanks supported on staging, and (Hi) underground ...
B.C. Punmia Ashok Kumar Jain, Dr. B.C. Punmia, Ashok Kumar Jain & Arun Kumar Jain
9
Official Gazette of the United States Patent Office
ciated with said steam tank and piped thereto at a point at the top of said steam tank and at the top of said hot water tank, a condensing coil within said hot water tank to which said pipe between the hot water tank and the said steam tank is ...
‎1914
10
Official gazette of the United States Patent Office
In an apparatus for softening and purifying water the combination of a lime-water tank and a reaction-tank superposed one on the other, constituting means for utilizing the total area of the tank as a settling-tank and the height of water in the ...
United States. Patent Office, 1905

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «WATER TANK»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term water tank is used in the context of the following news items.
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Now THAT'S a wave machine: Giant Miami water tank can recreate …
38,000 gallons of seawater can be held inside the giant 72 foot long tank, and a 1,700-horsepower fan can create winds topping 157 mph allowing researchers ... «Daily Mail, May 15»
2
Forget 'food trucks'-California has water trucks
Keeney regularly fills up his 2,500-gallon water tank truck from a city-owned fire hydrant in Clovis, a city northeast of Fresno. He charges customers $200 to $500 ... «CNBC, Apr 15»
3
Muleshoe plant water tank explosion sends three employees to …
Officials say it appears to be a pressure related issue with a water tank. However, OSHA has taken over the investigation to determine the exact cause. «KFDA, Mar 15»
4
Aspiring actress found dead in water tank
23, officials found the body of 27-year-old aspiring Mexican actress Carmen Yarira Esparza Noriega decomposing in the building's water tank, reports Fox News ... «Page Six, Jan 15»
5
Divers search for clues in Mercer Island water tanks
Divers scoured the city's two water tanks, each holding 4 million gallons, on Saturday morning, also releasing chlorine pellets throughout the tank to flush the ... «KING5.com, Oct 14»
6
Got water shortage? Fill 'er up at California's first recycled water
Toting empty milk jugs, tubs, buckets, even water tanks, residents have been lining up to fill 'em up since mid-June at what sewer district officials say is the ... «San Jose Mercury News, Jul 14»
7
Health Officials to Propose Tighter Monitoring of Water Tanks
In a reversal, New York City health officials are proposing stronger oversight of rooftop water tanks, which supply drinking water to millions of residents and ... «New York Times, Apr 14»
8
Disgust at plan to turn Elisa Lam's water tank death into horror movie
A supernatural thriller supposedly based on the death of Chinese Canadian student Elisa Lam, who drowned in a hotel's water tank, is drawing a horrified ... «South China Morning Post, Mar 14»
9
Heavy rains overflow barriers surrounding Fukushima water tanks
Heavy rains caused water to flow over the barriers of an artificial embankment which surrounds a dozen tanks of radioactive water at the plant. TEPCO reported ... «RT, Oct 13»
10
Radioactive Water Tank At Fukushima Plant Overflows Into Pacific …
A second tank at the stricken Fukushima nuclear power station has reportedly leaked radioactive water into the Pacific. One hundred thirteen gallons of ... «Fast Company, Oct 13»

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