tankage

 [tang-kij]  

tank·age

   [tang-kij]
noun
1.
the capacity of a tank or tanks.
2.
the act or process of storing liquid in a tank.
3.
the fee charged for such storage.
4.
the residue from tanks in which carcasses and other offal have been steamed and the fat has been rendered, used as a fertilizer.
Origin:
1865–70; tank + -age
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2012.
Cite This Source Link To tankage

00:10

00:09

00:08

00:07

00:06

00:05

00:04

00:03

00:02

00:01

Tankage is always a great word to know.
So is doohickey. Does it mean:
the offspring of a zebra and a donkey.
a gadget; dingus; thingumbob.
LEARN MORE UNUSUAL WORDS WITH WORD DYNAMO...
Collins
World English Dictionary
tankage (ˈtæŋkɪdʒ)
 
—n
1.  the capacity or contents of a tank or tanks
2.  the act of storing in a tank or tanks, or a fee charged for such storage
3.  agriculture
 a.  fertilizer consisting of the dried and ground residues of animal carcasses
 b.  a protein supplement feed for livestock

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
Cite This Source
Partners:WordBloglinesCitysearchThe Daily BeastAsk AnswersAsk KidsLife123SendoriThesaurus
Dictionary.com, LLC. Copyright © 2012. All rights reserved.
About Privacy Policy Terms of Use API Careers Advertise with Us Contact Us Help
  • Please Login or Sign Up to use the Recent Searches feature
FAVORITES
RECENT