fish tank

fish·tank

noun

A container, usually made out of glass or acrylic, specifically designed for holding water and marine life.

“I sprinkled little flakes into the fish tank for the guppies to eat.”

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Meanings

nounfish tank (plural fish tanks)

plural fish tanks

  1. A container, usually made out of glass or acrylic, specifically designed for holding water and marine life.

    I sprinkled little flakes into the fish tank for the guppies to eat.

    Synonyms: aquarium, fishbowl, tank

  2. slangA section of a prison for newly arrived inmates.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA container, usually made out of glass or acrylic, specifically designed for holding water and marine life.

Similar
aquariumfishbowltank

More synonyms by meaning

nouna tank or pool or bowl filled with water for keeping live fish and underwater animals

Similar
aquariummarine museum
Broader
vivariumtankstorage tank
Also see
aquariumfish farm

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Arabic حَوْض سَمَك
  • حَوْض سَمَك (ḥawḍ samak)container designed for holding water and marine life
Chinese Cantonese 魚缸 /鱼缸
  • 魚缸 /鱼缸 (jyu⁴ gong¹)container designed for holding water and marine life
Chinese Mandarin 魚缸 /鱼缸
  • 魚缸 /鱼缸 (yúgāng)container designed for holding water and marine life
Danish akvarium
  • akvariumcontainer designed for holding water and marine life
Esperanto akvario, fiŝujo
  • akvariocontainer designed for holding water and marine life
  • fiŝujocontainer designed for holding water and marine life
Finnish akvaario
  • akvaariocontainer designed for holding water and marine life
Japanese 水槽
  • 水槽container designed for holding water and marine life
Korean 어항
  • 어항 (eohang)container designed for holding water and marine life
Norwegian Bokmål fisketank
  • fisketankcontainer designed for holding water and marine life
Polish akwarium
  • akwariumcontainer designed for holding water and marine life
Russian садо́к для ры́бы
  • садо́к для ры́бы (sadók dlja rýby)container designed for holding water and marine life
Spanish pecera
  • peceracontainer designed for holding water and marine life
Turkish akvaryum
  • akvaryumcontainer designed for holding water and marine life
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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