Definition of Gasoline tank

1. Noun. A tank for holding gasoline to supply a vehicle.

Exact synonyms: Gas Tank, Petrol Tank
Group relationships: Fuel System
Generic synonyms: Storage Tank, Tank

Lexicographical Neighbors of Gasoline Tank

gasogens
gasohol
gasohols
gasolene
gasolenes
gasolier
gasoliers
gasoline
gasoline bomb
gasoline engine
gasoline gage
gasoline gauge
gasoline mileage
gasoline pump
gasoline station
gasoline tank (current term)
gasoline tax
gasolinelike
gasolines
gasolinic
gasometer
gasometers
gasometre
gasometres
gasometric
gasometrical
gasometry
gasoor
gasoscope
gasoscopes

Literary usage of Gasoline tank

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Dyke's Automobile and Gasoline Engine Encyclopedia by Andrew Lee Dyke (1920)
"However, if the vent tube regularly overflows, one of the following conditions may be cause : (a) Air hole in main gasoline tank filler cap may be too small ..."

2. The Modern Gasoline Automobile: Its Design, Construction, Operation and by Victor Wilfred Pagé (1917)
"Disadvantages of Rear Location: First, places gasoline tank where it may be easily damaged by rear-end collisions or by backing around in narrow quarters ..."

3. The Gasoline Automobile by George William Hobbs (1915)
"When the gasoline tank is placed at the rear of the frame, it is obviously ... By putting a pressure in the gasoline tank, the gasoline may be forced by ..."

4. Gasoline and Other Motor Fuels by Carleton Ellis, Joseph V. Meigs (1921)
"The water is drawn out from time to time from the bottom of the gasoline tank, and the gasoline is then passed into a still whereupon the connection between ..."

5. Self-propelled Vehicles: A Practical Treatise on the Theory, Construction by James Edward Homans (1902)
"Filling the gasoline tank : Quality of Gasoline.—The next essential act in preparing a carriage for running is to fill the gasoline tank. ..."

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