tank car

English

Noun

tank car (plural tank cars)

(rail transport) A railroad car or rolling stock designed to transport liquids or gases.
- 1936 September 6, Franklin Roosevelt, 1:16 from the start, in Fireside Chat 8: On Farmers and Laborers‎, Miller Center:
  I saw livestock kept alive only because water had been brought to them long distances in tank cars.

Synonyms

tank wagon

Coordinate terms

tanker truck

Translations

type of railway car

Finnish: säiliövaunu
French: wagon-citerne (fr) m
German: Kesselwagen m, Tankwaggon m
Romanian: vagon-cisternă (ro) n

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