gas tank
35
1.8
- noun
- /ɡæs tæŋk/
- US
:
depósito de gasolina
- He remembered to fill up his car's gas tank before the long road trip.
- fill the gas tank
- a car's gas tank
- exploding gas tank
You, you can't tell how much gas is in the gas tank.
- You, you can't tell how much gas is in the gas tank.
- Turns out it got so hot in there, my gas tank melted and the gas was leaking onto my muffler.
- And keep in mind that, yes, well, it would be nice to fill up your car's gas tank for a lower price.
- You have both an EV platform and an internal combustion engine system and a gas tank.
- Do they fill up their gas tanks to get to work or do they buy their kids new school supplies?
- That's taking this gas tank out, that's sending this drive shaft out.
- I'm sure, I'm sure I'm but you had something in the gas tank.
- That doesn't fix the fact that if an acorn falls on it too hard, the gas tank might spontaneously combust.
- And the lights went out and I went back in there with flashlight and the, the generator, the gas tank had been filled up with water and sought sand.
- Next thing you know, boom, the dude drills the truck, literally drives right into the driver's side and like gas tank right near my like, I'm like, what the hell?
Examples
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As she was reaching to replace the gas tank cap, another car pulled into the station.
Fiction book (1999) -
Out of habit and not yet alarmed, he checked the gas tank: half a tank left.
Fiction book (1999) -
And keep in mind that, yes, well, it would be nice to fill up your car's gas tank for a lower price.
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Someone put sugar in the gas tank of her car.
Fiction book (1992) -
My father always told us not to let our gas tanks go under half full.
Blog text (11) -
Weren't you the one who got out of the car to fill the gas tank?
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Instead of filling up the gas tank, you just recharge the battery.
Academic text (2010) -
I'm on my way out to the club last weekend, about to... get my groove on, when I noticed my gas tank was almost empty.
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Open the gas tank.
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Payday comes and you fill your gas tank, hoping that it will last till next payday.
Blog text (5)
Synonyms
596
1.0
A large container that holds liquids or gases
1
2.5
A part of a vehicle that holds gasoline for the engine
A container in a vehicle that holds petrol or gasoline for the engine
How Big
30
3.1
- US
35
1.8
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly compositional: 'gas' (fuel) + 'tank' (large container) straightforwardly yields a container for holding fuel. This is a literal, common noun–noun compound with clear cross-linguistic equivalents, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents will readily infer the meaning.
Etymology
The compound noun gas tank comes from the simple image of a metal tank that holds the vehicle's gas or 'fuel'. So, gas tank means the part of a car or bike that stores the fuel.