tank town en · NOUN
Etymology
From the practice of steam locomotives stopping at small towns to take on water.
Meanings
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A small, unimportant, place.
In 1884 four masked bandits held up a Southern Pacific passenger train as it stopped at the little tank town of Panitano for water.
2004, Thomas Penfield, Dig Here!: Lost Mines & Buried Treasure of the Southwest, Adventures Unlimited Press, page 143:Nothing ever happens in this little tank town.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| tank towns | Number=Plur | lexicographic |