Phrase guide

fuel tank

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

A container of fuel, especially one for motor fuel inside a vehicle.

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2

noun

Meaning 2

A container for storage of fuel, e.g. in a depot.

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Across languages

Translations

28 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: خَزَّان الوَقُود (ḵazzān al-waqūd) — a container of fuel
  • Catalan: dipòsit de combustible — a container of fuel
  • Catalan: tanc de combustible — a container of fuel
  • Chinese Mandarin: 油箱 (yóuxiāng) — a container of fuel
  • Chinese Mandarin: 油缸 (yóugāng) — a container of fuel
  • Czech: palivová nádrž — a container of fuel
  • Danish: brændstoftank — a container of fuel
  • Finnish: polttoainesäiliö — a container of fuel
  • Finnish: polttoainetankki — a container of fuel
  • French: réservoir à carburant — a container of fuel
  • Georgian: საწვავის ავზი (sac̣vavis avzi) — a container of fuel
  • German: Kraftstofftank — a container of fuel
  • Hungarian: üzemanyagtartály — a container of fuel
  • Hungarian: benzintartály — a container of fuel
  • Hungarian: benzintank — a container of fuel
  • Hungarian: tank — a container of fuel
  • Icelandic: eldsneytistankur — a container of fuel
  • Japanese: 燃料タンク (nenryō tanku) — a container of fuel
  • Japanese: タンク (tanku) — a container of fuel
  • Norwegian Bokmål: drivstofftank — a container of fuel
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: drivstofftank — a container of fuel
  • Persian: باک (bâk) — a container of fuel
  • Polish: zbiornik paliwa — a container of fuel
  • Portuguese: tanque de combustível — a container of fuel
  • Russian: то́пливный бак (tóplivnyj bak) — a container of fuel
  • Russian: бак (bak) — a container of fuel
  • Spanish: tanque de combustible — a container of fuel
  • Swedish: bränsletank — a container of fuel