"tank park" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: tank parks [plural]
Etymology: 1918, tank + park. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|tank|park}} tank + park Head templates: {{en-noun}} tank park (plural tank parks)
  1. An area for parking or storage of military tanks. Synonyms (parking area): laager Related terms: artillery park, car park
    Sense id: en-tank_park-en-noun-697TgQea Disambiguation of 'parking area': 88 4 8
  2. (military, metonymically) The tank inventory of a country or army. Tags: metonymically Categories (topical): Military
    Sense id: en-tank_park-en-noun-AtR4n-FQ Categories (other): English metonyms Topics: government, military, politics, war
  3. A storage facility with tanks for petroleum, etc. Synonyms (fuel storage): tank farm
    Sense id: en-tank_park-en-noun-jOb0h0Y8 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 22 9 69 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 15 12 73 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 11 8 81 Disambiguation of 'fuel storage': 42 5 53

Inflected forms

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