"drop tank" meaning in All languages combined

See drop tank on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: drop tanks [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} drop tank (plural drop tanks)
  1. (aviation) An expendable external fuel tank on an aircraft. Categories (topical): Aviation
    Sense id: en-drop_tank-en-noun-UjPt8zmW Topics: aeronautics, aerospace, aviation, business, engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
  2. (firefighting) A portable tank used at the scene of a fire to hold water from the fire engine. Categories (topical): Firefighting
    Sense id: en-drop_tank-en-noun-CrwWkagk Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 32 68 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 27 73 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 22 78 Topics: firefighting, government

Inflected forms

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