tankful

/'tæɳkful/

Thân thiện

The driver fills the car's tankful at the gas station.

Definition

Noun: The quantity that fills a tank; the amount of liquid or other substance a tank can contain when full.

Usage

"Tankful" is a countable noun used to specify a complete measure or quantity based on the capacity of a tank. It is typically used with articles ("a," "the") and often followed by "of" to indicate the substance contained. * We stopped to get a tankful of gasoline. * The truck can carry two tankfuls of water to the construction site.

Examples

• The car's tankful of fuel lasted for the entire road trip.
• After filling the generator, we had exactly one tankful of diesel left in reserve.
• How many tankfuls will it take to fill the swimming pool?

Advanced Usage

• "a tankful of [something]": This is the standard construction. The word "[something]" specifies the material held, such as water, gas, oil, or air.
  • The mechanic recommended adding a tankful of premium fuel.

Variants and Related Words

• Tank (n): The container itself.
  • The water tank is empty.
• Tank (v): To fill the tank of a vehicle.
  • We need to tank up before the long drive.

Synonyms

• Tankload (n): A very similar term meaning the contents of a tank.
• Full tank (n phrase): A common informal equivalent.
  • I always start a journey with a full tank.

Notes

"Tankful" is a specific unit of measure. It is less common in everyday speech than the phrase "a full tank." It is most naturally used when discussing the consumption, purchase, or transportation of a liquid or gas in discrete, tank-sized amounts.

Học thuật

Noun

1. as much as a tank will hold

Từ đồng nghĩa

• tank