English Dictionary |
TANK IRON
Pronunciation (US): | (GB): |
IPA (US): |
Dictionary entry overview: What does tank iron mean?
• TANK IRON (noun)
The noun TANK IRON has 1 sense:
1. plate iron that is thinner than boilerplate but thicker than sheet iron or stovepipe iron
Familiarity information: TANK IRON used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Plate iron that is thinner than boilerplate but thicker than sheet iron or stovepipe iron
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("tank iron" is a kind of...):
plate iron (a plate of iron)
Learn English with... Proverbs |
"You can't teach grandma to suck eggs." (English proverb)
"The way of the troublemaker is thorny." (Native American proverb, Umpqua)
"Every ambitious man is a captive and every covetous one a pauper." (Arabic proverb)
"He who goes slowly, goes surely; and he who goes surely, goes far." (Corsican proverb)
"The way of the troublemaker is thorny." (Native American proverb, Umpqua)
"Every ambitious man is a captive and every covetous one a pauper." (Arabic proverb)
"He who goes slowly, goes surely; and he who goes surely, goes far." (Corsican proverb)