tank

Example Sentences

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Ship-to-ship transfers, in which one ship empties—or partially empties—its crude oil into the tanks of another, often in the middle of the ocean, enable crews to conceal the origin of the cargo.

From The Wall Street Journal

Instead, it became a question of who had more left in the tank.

From BBC

The former carer and assistant social worker had chronic obstructive pulmonary disease meaning she sometimes needed to use oxygen tanks.

From BBC

Disruption to helium, which is used to pressurise fuel tanks and cool rocket systems, is treated as a serious technical issue, according to Nasa.

From BBC

If a professional boxer loses a fight on purpose, it’s called a “dive” or “tanking” and it is illegal.

From Los Angeles Times