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TANK CAR
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Dictionary entry overview: What does tank car mean?
• TANK CAR (noun)
The noun TANK CAR has 1 sense:
1. a freight car that transports liquids or gases in bulk
Familiarity information: TANK CAR used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A freight car that transports liquids or gases in bulk
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
tank; tank car
Hypernyms ("tank car" is a kind of...):
freight car (a railway car that carries freight)
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