Tank
German
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /taŋk/
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -aŋk
Noun
Tank m (strong, genitive Tanks or Tankes, plural Tanks or (very rare) Tanke)
- tank (container for liquids or gases)
- (military, archaic) tank (armoured fighting vehicle)
- Synonyms: Panzer, Panzerkampfwagen
- 1942, Bertolt Brecht, Kinderkreuzzug 1939:
- Einmal, nachts, sahen sie ein Feuer / Da gingen sie nicht hin. / Einmal rollten drei Tanks vorbei / Da waren Menschen drin.
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Declension
Hyponyms
- Benzintank
- Drucktank
- Flüssiggastank
- Gastank
- Sauerstofftank (“oxygen tank”)
- Treibstofftank
- Wassertank (“water tank”)
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