tank car en · NOUN
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A railroad car or rolling stock designed to transport liquids or gases.
I saw livestock kept alive only because water had been brought to them long distances in tank cars.
1936 September 6, Franklin Roosevelt, 1:16 from the start, in Fireside Chat 8: On Farmers and Laborers, Miller Center:
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| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| tank cars | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
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Translations (6)
ro vagon-cisternă (type of railway car) · fi säiliövaunu (type of railway car) · de Kesselwagen (type of railway car) · pl cysterna kolejowa (type of railway car) · de Tankwaggon (type of railway car) · fr wagon-citerne (type of railway car)