waterproofing
sealing | the act of treating something to make it repel water |
hydroponics
aquiculture
tank farming | a technique of growing plants (without soil) in water containing dissolved nutrients |
aquarium
fish tank
marine museum | a tank or pool or bowl filled with water for keeping live fish and underwater animals |
| cistern water tank | a tank that holds the water used to flush a toilet |
| cooler tank | a cell for violent prisoners |
fuel-air explosive
FAE | a device consisting of a container of fuel and two explosive charges, the first charge bursts open the fuel container at a predetermined height and spreads the fuel in a cloud that mixes with atmospheric oxygen, the second charge detonates the cloud which creates an enormous blast wave and incinerates whatever is below |
| fuel cell | cell that produces electricity by oxidation of fuel (hydrogen and oxygen or zinc and air), often used in electric cars |
| fuel filter | a filter in the fuel line that screens out dirt and rust particles from the fuel |
fuel gauge
fuel indicator | an indicator of the amount of fuel remaining in a vehicle |
fuel injection
fuel injection system | mechanical system to inject atomized fuel directly into the cylinders of an internalombustion engine, avoids the need for a carburetor |
fuel line
gas line petrol line | a pipe that carries gasoline from a tank to a gasoline engine, the car wouldn't start because dirt clogged the gas line |
| fuel system | equipment in a motor vehicle or aircraft that delivers fuel to the engine |
gasoline engine
petrol engine | an internalombustion engine that burns gasoline, most automobiles are driven by gasoline engines |
gasoline gauge
gasoline gage
gas gauge
gas gage
petrol gauge
petrol gage | gauge that indicates the amount of gasoline left in the gasoline tank of a vehicle |
gasoline station
gas station
filling station
petrol station | a service station that sells gasoline |
gas pump
gasoline pump
petrol pump
island dispenser | a pump in a service station that draws gasoline from underground storage tanks |
gas tank
gasoline tank
petrol tank | a tank for holding gasoline to supply a vehicle |
| maillot tank suit | a woman's one-piece bathing suit |
Molotov cocktail
petrol bomb
gasoline bomb | a crude incendiary bomb made of a bottle filled with flammable liquid and fitted with a rag wick |
oil tanker
oiler
tanker
tank ship | a cargo ship designed to carry crude oil in bulk |
pod
fuel pod | a detachable container of fuel on an airplane |
sealing wax
seal | fastener consisting of a resinous composition that is plastic when warm, used for sealing documents and parcels and letters |
| septic tank | large tank where solid matter or sewage is disintegrated by bacteria |
tank
storage tank | a large (usually metallic) vessel for holding gases or liquids |
tank army tank
armored combat vehicle
armoured combat vehicle | an enclosed armored military vehicle, has a cannon and moves on caterpillar treads |
tank car
tank | a freight car that transports liquids or gases in bulk |
| tank circuit | an oscillatory circuit |
| tank destroyer | an armored vehicle equipped with an antitank gun and capable of high speeds |
tank engine
tank locomotive | a locomotive that carries its own fuel and water, no tender is needed |
| tank furnace | furnace into one end of which a batch of measured raw materials is shoveled and from the other end molten glass is obtained |
| tank iron | plate iron that is thinner than boilerplate but thicker than sheet iron or stovepipe iron |
| tank shell | a shell fired by the cannon on a tank |
| tank top | a tight-fitting sleeveless shirt with wide shoulder straps and low neck and no front opening, often worn over a shirt or blouse |
thermobaric bomb
fuel-air bomb
vacuum bomb
volume-detonation bomb
aerosol bomb | a bomb that uses a fuel-air explosive, a thermobaric bomb can create overpressures equal to an atomic bomb |
water heater
hot-water heater
hot-water tank | a heater and storage tank to supply heated water |
think tank
think factory | a company that does research for hire and issues reports on the implications |
| tank farm | an area used exclusively for storing petroleum in large tanks |
tanker
tank driver | a soldier who drives a tank |
| fuel level | the amount of fuel remaining |
tank
tankful | as much as a tank will hold |
mileage
fuel consumption rate
gasoline mileage
gas mileage | the ratio of the number of miles traveled to the number of gallons of gasoline burned |
diesel oil
diesel fuel | a heavy mineral oil used as fuel in diesel engines |
| fossil fuel | fuel consisting of the remains of organisms preserved in rocks in the earth's crust with high carbon and hydrogen content |
fuel oil
heating oil | a petroleum product used for fuel |
gasoline
gasolene
gas petrol | a volatile flammable mixture of hydrocarbons (hexane and heptane and octane etc.) derived from petroleum, used mainly as a fuel in internalombustion engines |
leaded gasoline
leaded petrol | gasoline treated with a lead compound to reduce motor knocks, combustion of leaded gasoline released lead into the air where it could cause lead poisoning |
| nuclear fuel | fuel (such as uranium) that can be used in nuclear reactors as a source of electricity |
rocket fuel
rocket propellant
rocket propellent | an explosive charge that propels a rocket |
| sealing material | any substance used to seal joints or fill cracks in a porous surface |
| fuel | a substance that can be consumed to produce energy, more fuel is needed during the winter months, they developed alternative fuels for aircraft |