"retention tank" meaning in All languages combined

See retention tank on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: retention tanks [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} retention tank (plural retention tanks)
  1. A tank for the retention of toilet waste, e.g. on a train.
    Sense id: en-retention_tank-en-noun-C2o5jE2V Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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