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tanks

n. countable
A2 Elementary US //ˈtæŋks// UK //tˈæŋks// tanks Humorous

n. large containers for holding liquids or gas, or heavy military vehicles with big guns and metal tracks. You might also use this word as a short way to say 'thank you' in very casual British English.

n. large receptacles for storing fluids or gases; alternatively, heavy armored fighting vehicles moving on continuous tracks. In informal British English, it serves as a colloquial variant of 'thanks'.


SIMPLE

The fish swim around in their glass tanks.

CONTEXTUAL

The military parade featured several heavy tanks rolling slowly down the main boulevard while spectators watched from the sidewalks.

COMPLEX

Engineers inspected the industrial storage tanks for structural integrity before authorizing the transfer of several thousand gallons of pressurized natural gas into the facility's primary reservoir.

Synonyms
Usage

When used as a plural noun, it refers to multiple containers or vehicles; as a colloquialism for gratitude, it is used as an interjection.

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