dunk tank

noun

A large tank of water, over which a dunk seat is suspended, which seat can be made to tip or fall into the tank of water, thus dunking whoever is sitting on the seat. It is used as an attraction mainly used in funfairs.

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Meanings

noundunk tank (plural dunk tanks)

plural dunk tanks

  1. A large tank of water, over which a dunk seat is suspended, which seat can be made to tip or fall into the tank of water, thus dunking whoever is sitting on the seat. It is used as an attraction mainly used in funfairs.
  2. Any open-topped tank used for dunking.
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APA

dunk tank. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dunk%20tank

MLA

“dunk tank.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dunk%20tank. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dunk tank,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dunk%20tank.

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