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Collocations for tank - noun

1. container

ADJECTIVE

empty, full
glass, steel
4-foot, 50-gallon, 80-litre/80-liter, etc.
fuel, oil, oxygen, water
the hot and cold water tanks
gas, gasoline (AmE), petrol (BrE), propane (esp. AmE) (In the US, gas tank usually refers to the part of a car or motorbike that contains petrol/gasoline. In the UK, it refers to a container for a gas.)
holding, storage
a water storage tank
main
septic
fish

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VERB + tank

fill, refill
drain, empty
puncture, rupture
The truck crashed into a wall and ruptured a fuel tank.
clean, clean out
I cleaned out the fish tank today.

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tank + VERB

contain sth

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PREPOSITION

in a/the tank, into a/the tank
Put a little fish food into the tank.
tank of
a full tank of petrol (BrE)
a full tank of gasoline/gas (AmE)

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2. military vehicle

ADJECTIVE

armoured/armored, army, battle

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VERB + tank

climb into, get into
drive
employ, use
an analysis of how tanks were employed on the battlefield
destroy

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tank + VERB

roll
Tanks rolled in to end the siege.
advance, attack
fire

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tank + NOUN

battalion, company (esp. AmE), corps, platoon (AmE), regiment (esp. BrE)
commander, crew

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Collocations for tank - verb

Tank is used with these nouns as the subject:
market

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