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Definition of "oil-tank" [oil-tank]

  • A receptacle for storing, treating, or transporting petroleum. (noun)

The Century Dictionary (Public Domain)

Use "oil-tank" in a sentence
  • "The International Dairy Foods Association said it welcomed the exemption, but said the administration should have gone further to free the dairy industry from the oil-tank rules."
  • "The group also claimed it attacked four other pipelines leading to Chevron's oil-tank farm in the region."
  • "An even more cumbersome option requires a stay in St. John, New Brunswick (site of what looks like the world's largest oil-tank farm), and then a ferry to Digby, across the Bay of Fundy."