"tank top" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: tank tops [plural]
Etymology: The upper part of a tank suit worn by female swimmers in modester times when swimming pools were called swimming tanks. Head templates: {{en-noun}} tank top (plural tank tops)
  1. An item of casual clothing: a top with no sleeves. Categories (topical): Clothing Synonyms: tank
    Sense id: en-tank_top-en-noun-Dr77-f2K Disambiguation of Clothing: 76 24
  2. The top of a ship's bilge tank, usually the lowest horizontal surface on board. Synonyms: tanktop, tank-top Derived forms: peekaboo tank top, tank-topped Related terms: singlet, T-shirt, vest, wifebeater (alt: or wife-beater, wife beater)
    Sense id: en-tank_top-en-noun-m31tyg0p Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 14 86 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 28 72 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 24 76

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