Tankage
noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 Storage in a tank. countable, uncountable
"A new ocean terminal, provided with modern tankage with a total capacity of nearly 8,000,000gal for the storage of fuel oil and refined petroleum products, was recently completed by the Regent Oil Co. at Queen Alexandra Dock, Cardiff."
- 2 the act of storing in tanks wordnet
- 3 The amount that a tank (or tanks) can hold. countable, uncountable
- 4 the charge for storing something in tanks wordnet
- 5 The charge levied for storage in a tank. countable, uncountable
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- 6 the quantity contained in (or the capacity of) a tank or tanks wordnet
- 7 Waste matter from tanks, especially the dried nitrogenous residue from tanks in which fat has been rendered, used as a fertilizer. countable, uncountable
Example
More examples"A new ocean terminal, provided with modern tankage with a total capacity of nearly 8,000,000gal for the storage of fuel oil and refined petroleum products, was recently completed by the Regent Oil Co. at Queen Alexandra Dock, Cardiff."
Etymology
From tank + -age.