"Tank" meaning in German

See Tank in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /taŋk/ Audio: De-Tank.ogg
Rhymes: -aŋk Etymology: Borrowed from English tank. Etymology templates: {{bor+|de|en|tank}} Borrowed from English tank Head templates: {{de-noun|m,s:es􂀿rare􂁀,s:e􂀿very rare􂁀}} Tank m (strong, genitive Tanks or (rare) Tankes, plural Tanks or (very rare) Tanke) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|m,s:es􂀿rare􂁀,s:e􂀿rare􂁀}} Forms: Tanks [genitive], Tankes [genitive, rare], Tanks [plural], Tanke [plural, rare], strong [table-tags], Tank [nominative, singular], Tanks [definite, nominative, plural], Tanke [definite, nominative, plural, rare], Tanks [genitive, singular], Tankes [genitive, rare, singular], Tanks [definite, genitive, plural], Tanke [definite, genitive, plural, rare], Tank [dative, singular], Tanke [dative, rare, singular], Tanks [dative, definite, plural], Tanken [dative, definite, plural, rare], Tank [accusative, singular], Tanks [accusative, definite, plural], Tanke [accusative, definite, plural, rare]
  1. tank (container for liquids or gases) Tags: masculine, strong
    Sense id: en-Tank-de-noun-OM1FG0AA
  2. (military, archaic) tank (armoured fighting vehicle) Tags: archaic, masculine, strong Synonyms: Panzer, Panzerkampfwagen
    Sense id: en-Tank-de-noun-rqpZsacw Categories (other): Military, German entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 26 74 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 26 74 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 24 76 Topics: government, military, politics, war
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Hyponyms: Benzintank, Drucktank, Flüssiggastank, Gastank, Sauerstofftank (english: oxygen tank), Treibstofftank, Wassertank (english: water tank) Related terms: tanken, Tanke, Tanker

Inflected forms

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      "word": "Flüssiggastank"
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      "_dis1": "49 51",
      "word": "Gastank"
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    {
      "_dis1": "49 51",
      "english": "oxygen tank",
      "translation": "oxygen tank",
      "word": "Sauerstofftank"
    },
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      "_dis1": "49 51",
      "word": "Treibstofftank"
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      "english": "water tank",
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      "word": "Wassertank"
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          "ref": "1942, Bertolt Brecht, Kinderkreuzzug 1939:",
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      "word": "Sauerstofftank"
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