tank wagon

See also: tankwagon

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Noun

tank wagon (plural tank wagons)

  1. (US) A vehicle designed to transport liquids or gases in bulk; a tanker
  2. (rail transport) Synonym of tank car.
    • 1956 October, “Recent changes on the Tyneside Electrified Lines”, in Railway Magazine, page 662:
      Pending the installation of four 7,000-gal. diesel fuel tanks, temporary refuelling facilities have been provided by the adaptation of a 3,000-gal. oil tank wagon.

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