tank car
noun
Railroads. a car containing one or more tanks for the transportation of liquids, gases, or granular solids.
Origin of tank car
1An Americanism dating back to 1870–75
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How to use tank car in a sentence
We also designed a tank car originally for the shipment of chlorpicrin and later used it for shipping sulphur monochloride.
America's Munitions 1917-1918 | Benedict CrowellTo turn back, however, meant miles to water, and we had just sighted the tank car.
The Cruise of a Schooner | Albert W. HarrisWe had a canteen and were only five miles from a tank car with water in it!
The Cruise of a Schooner | Albert W. HarrisJust ahead of our tank car, was a carload of valuable horses.
Broke | Edwin A. BrownThe Committee knows of no direct method for sampling a hard-frozen tank car of tallow in a satisfactory manner.
Soap-Making Manual | E. G. Thomssen
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