tanktainer

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noun

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

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Meanings

nountanktainer (plural tanktainers)

plural tanktainers

  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.

    2017 July 28, “Slippery road to implementing oil exportation plan”, in Daily Nation

Origin

Blend of tank + container.

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

“tanktainer.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tanktainer. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tanktainer,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tanktainer.

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