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名詞

tank car (plural tank cars)

1. (rail transport) A railroad car or rolling stock designed to transport liquids or gases.

   Synonyms: tank wagon (Commonwealth), tanker (railway sense)

   Coordinate terms: tanker truck, tanker (motor truck sense)

   • 1936 September 6, Franklin Roosevelt, 1:16 from the start, in Fireside Chat 8: On Farmers and Laborers‎, Miller Center:

     I saw livestock kept alive only because water had been brought to them long distances in tank cars.

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