Tanktainer

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A container for the transport of liquids, gases and powders as bulk cargo.

    "Transporters have been contracted; 50 trucks and 30 tanktainers have been mobilised, the explorer wrote back."

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"Transporters have been contracted; 50 trucks and 30 tanktainers have been mobilised, the explorer wrote back."

Etymology

Blend of tank + container.

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