"flashtank" meaning in All languages combined

See flashtank on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: flashtanks [plural]
Etymology: Etymology tree English flash Prakrit 𑀝𑀁𑀓 (ṭaṃka) Gujarati ટાંકી (ṭā̃kī)bor. Portuguese tanquebor. English tank English flashtank From flash + tank. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|flash<id:intermittently flash>|tank|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree English flash Prakrit 𑀝𑀁𑀓 (ṭaṃka) Gujarati ટાંકી (ṭā̃kī)bor. Portuguese tanquebor. English tank English flashtank [Appendix:Glossary#loanword|Borrowed]] from", "terms" : [ { "id" : "tank", "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "bor.", "keyword_label" : "Borrowed from", "terms" : [ { "id" : "cistern", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "ditch", "children" : [ ], "status" : "redlink", "lang_name" : "Prakrit", "term" : "𑀝𑀁𑀓", "lang" : "pra" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Gujarati", "term" : "ટાંકી", "lang" : "gu" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Portuguese", "term" : "tanque", "lang" : "pt" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "tank", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "flashtank", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="flashtank"> From flash + tank., {{ety|en|:af|flash<id:intermittently flash>|tank|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree Middle English flasshender. English flash Prakrit 𑀝𑀁𑀓 (ṭaṃka) Gujarati ટાંકી (ṭā̃kī)bor. Portuguese tanquebor. English tank English flashtank From flash + tank. Head templates: {{en-noun}} flashtank (plural flashtanks)
  1. (engineering) A tank which separates fluid mixtures into liquid and vapor components by rapidly reducing its pressure, used in boilers, refrigeration systems, and gas treating units.

Inflected forms

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