"expansion tank" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: expansion tanks [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} expansion tank (plural expansion tanks)
  1. A small tank that is partially filled with air to protect closed water heating systems (not open to atmospheric pressure) and domestic hot-water systems from excessive pressure. Synonyms: expansion vessel Translations (Translations): vaso de expansión [masculine] (Spanish)

Inflected forms

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