Definition

1. Noun:
   • A container for holding gasoline to supply a vehicle: A "gas tank" is a fixed storage container, typically part of a vehicle's structure, designed to hold the fuel (gasoline) that powers the engine.

Usage

• The term "gas tank" is used to refer to the primary fuel storage unit in automobiles, motorcycles, boats, and other machinery powered by gasoline.
• It is a compound noun. The word "gas" is a common shortening of "gasoline" in American English.

Examples

• Noun:
  • I need to fill up the gas tank before our long road trip.
  • The mechanic found a small leak in the car's gas tank.
  • This model has a gas tank with a 15-gallon capacity.

Advanced Usage

• "To run on fumes" (idiom): To operate a vehicle when the gas tank is almost completely empty.
  • We barely made it to the station; the car was running on fumes.

Variants and Related Words

• Fuel tank (n): A more general term for a container holding any type of fuel (e.g., diesel, gasoline).
  • The aircraft's fuel tank was inspected for safety.
• Petrol tank (n): The British English equivalent of "gas tank".
  • He checked the petrol tank level on his motorbike.

Synonyms

• Fuel cell: (In some modern or specialized contexts, though technically different, it can refer to a unit storing fuel for energy production.)

Related Phrases

• Gas tank door/cap: The cover or flap that provides access to the tank's filling pipe.
  • Remember to close the gas tank cap after refueling.
• Gas tank float/sender: The component inside the tank that measures the fuel level.
  • The gas tank sender is faulty, so the fuel gauge is inaccurate.

Noun

1. a tank for holding gasoline to supply a vehicle