Phrase guide

water tank

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

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1

noun

Meaning 1

A tank (type of large container) used to store water.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

a tank that holds the water used to flush a toilet

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: cistern

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: tank, storage tank

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

41 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 水箱 (shuǐxiāng) — large container used to store water
  • Chinese Mandarin: 水缸 (shuǐgāng) — large container used to store water
  • Danish: vandtank — large container used to store water
  • Finnish: vesisäiliö — large container used to store water
  • Finnish: vesitankki — large container used to store water
  • French: réservoir d'eau — large container used to store water
  • French: citerne à eau — large container used to store water
  • Galician: vaira — large container used to store water
  • Galician: corgo — large container used to store water
  • Galician: córgamo — large container used to store water
  • Galician: albercobo — large container used to store water
  • Galician: laga — large container used to store water
  • Galician: esgoto — large container used to store water
  • Galician: chafarís — large container used to store water
  • Galician: cisterna — large container used to store water
  • Galician: tanque — large container used to store water
  • Galician: alxibe — large container used to store water
  • German: Wassertank — large container used to store water
  • German: Wasserspeicher — large container used to store water
  • Ido: aquuyo — large container used to store water
  • Italian: serbatoio — large container used to store water
  • Korean: 물탱크 (multaengkeu) — large container used to store water
  • Marathi: पाण्याची टाकी (pāṇyācī ṭākī) — large container used to store water
  • Marathi: जलकुंभ (jalkumbha) — large container used to store water
  • Navajo: tó bá azʼání — large container used to store water
  • Nepali: पानीट्याङ्की (pānīṭyāṅkī) — large container used to store water
  • Norwegian Bokmål: vanntank — large container used to store water
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: vasstank — large container used to store water
  • Portuguese: caixa d'água — large container used to store water
  • Portuguese: alverca — large container used to store water
  • Portuguese: aljube — large container used to store water
  • Spanish: tanque — large container used to store water
  • Spanish: alberca — large container used to store water
  • Spanish: balsa — large container used to store water
  • Spanish: aljibe — large container used to store water
  • Spanish: tinaco — large container used to store water
  • Tamil: நீர்த்தொட்டி (nīrttoṭṭi) — large container used to store water
  • Tamil: தண்ணீர்த்தொட்டி (taṇṇīrttoṭṭi) — large container used to store water
  • Tamil: தொட்டி (toṭṭi) — large container used to store water
  • Ottoman Turkish: حوض (havz, havuz) — large container used to store water
  • Ottoman Turkish: بركه (birke) — large container used to store water