Meanings
comparative more tanklike · superlative most tanklike
- Resembling or characteristic of a tank (military vehicle).
The mechanical digger had tanklike treads.
- Resembling or characteristic of a tank (container).
Yes, Rex had “got that,” and the old man was a great sport, but when he said a thing he meant it—otherwise Rex would never have been moving slowly up and down like a large fish in the dim green waters of this vast tanklike hall.
2013, Dennis Wheatley, Three Inquisitive People
Origin
- Prakrit𑀝𑀁𑀓 (ṭaṃka)
- Gujaratiટાંકી (ṭā̃kī)
- Portuguesetanque
- Englishtank
- Proto-Indo-European*leyg-
- Proto-Germanic*līką
- Englishtanklike
Cite this entry
tanklike. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tanklike
“tanklike.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tanklike. Accessed November 4, 2026.
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