Tank

n.	1.	A small Indian dry measure, averaging 240 grains in weight; also, a Bombay weight of 72 grains, for pearls.
	1.	A large basin or cistern; an artificial receptacle for liquids.
	2.	A pond, pool, or small lake, natural or artificial. We stood in the afterglow on the bank of the tank and saw the ducks come home. - F. Remington. The tanks are full and the grass is high. - Lawson.
	3.	(Mil.) a heavily armored combat vehicle which moves on caterpillar treads, rather than wheels. It typically carries a cannon and a heavy machine, and sometimes other weapons. It is the main distinguishing weapon of an armored division.
	4.	a jail cell for temporarily holding prisoners, as in a police station. Tank engine a locomotive which carries the water and fuel it requires, thus dispensing with a tender. Tank iron plate iron thinner than boiler plate, and thicker than sheet iron or stovepipe iron. Tank worm (Zool.) a small nematoid worm found in the water tanks of India, supposed by some to be the young of the Guinea worm.

Noun	1.	tank - an enclosed armored military vehicle; has a cannon and moves on caterpillar treads Synonyms: armored combat vehicle, armoured combat vehicle, army tank
	2.	tank - a large (usually metallic) vessel for holding gases or liquids Synonyms: storage tank
	3.	tank - as much as a tank will hold Synonyms: tankful
	4.	tank - a freight car that transports liquids or gases in bulk Synonyms: tank car
	5.	tank - a cell for violent prisoners Synonyms: cooler
Verb	1.	tank - store in a tank by causing (something) to flow into it
	2.	tank - treat in a tank; "tank animal refuse"

To see a tank filled with water in your dream, signifies prosperity and satisfaction beyond your expectations. To see a leaking or empty tank in your dream, denotes that you will suffer losses in business and/or in love.Pullman, Pullman car, archives, armory, arsenal, artificial lake, attic, bag, baggage car, bank, barrel, basement, basket, bay, bayou lake, bin, bonded warehouse, bookcase, bottle, box, box up, boxcar, bunker, buttery, caboose, can, capsule, car, cargo dock, carriage, carton, case, cask, cellar, chair car, chest, cistern, closet, coach, coal car, conservatory, covered waggon, crate, crib, cupboard, dam, day coach, dead water, depository, depot, dike, diner, dinghy, dining car, dock, drawer, drawing room, dump, encase, encyst, etang, exchequer, farm pond, fishpond, flat, flatcar, freshwater lake, glacial lake, glory hole, godown, gondola, hamper, hold, hutch, inland sea, jar, lagoon, laguna, lake, lakelet, landlocked water, library, linn, local, loch, locker, lough, luggage van, lumber room, lumberyard, magasin, magazine, mail car, mail van, mere, millpond, millpool, nyanza, oxbow lake, pack, package, palace car, parcel, parlor car, passenger car, plash, pond, pondlet, pool, pot, puddle, rack, railway car, reefer, refrigerator car, repertory, repository, reservoir, rick, roomette, sack, salina, salt pond, shelf, sleeper, smoker, smoking car, stack, stack room, stagnant water, standing water, still water, stock room, stockcar, storage, store, storehouse, storeroom, sump, supply base, supply depot, tarn, tender, tidal pond, tin, treasure house, treasure room, treasury, truck, van, vat, vault, volcanic lake, waggon, warehouse, water hole, water pocket, well, wine cellar

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