TANK ENGINE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does tank engine mean? 

• TANK ENGINE (noun)
  The noun TANK ENGINE has 1 sense:

1. a locomotive that carries its own fuel and water; no tender is needed

  Familiarity information: TANK ENGINE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• TANK ENGINE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A locomotive that carries its own fuel and water; no tender is needed

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

tank engine; tank locomotive

Hypernyms ("tank engine" is a kind of...):

engine; locomotive; locomotive engine; railway locomotive (a wheeled vehicle consisting of a self-propelled engine that is used to draw trains along railway tracks)