"dunk tank" meaning in All languages combined

See dunk tank on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: dunk tanks [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} dunk tank (plural dunk tanks)
  1. A large tank of water, over which a dunk seat is suspended, which seat can be made to tip or fall into the tank of water, thus dunking whoever is sitting on the seat. It is used as an attraction mainly used in funfairs.
    Sense id: en-dunk_tank-en-noun-k4ldqs5Z Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 45 55 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 48 52
  2. Any open-topped tank used for dunking.
    Sense id: en-dunk_tank-en-noun-B8F4O8CL Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 45 55 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 48 52 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 37 63
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: ducking stool, dunking booth, dunking machine

Inflected forms

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