hydroponics aquiculture tank farming | a technique of growing plants (without soil) in water containing dissolved nutrients |
decantation | the act of gently pouring off a clear liquor (as from its original bottle) without disturbing the lees |
aquarium fish tank marine museum | a tank or pool or bowl filled with water for keeping live fish and underwater animals |
basin | a bowl-shaped vessel, usually used for holding food or liquids, she mixed the dough in a large basin |
cistern water tank | a tank that holds the water used to flush a toilet |
cooler tank | a cell for violent prisoners |
emesis basin | a basin used by bedridden patients for vomiting |
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 |
oil tanker oiler tanker tank ship | a cargo ship designed to carry crude oil in bulk |
septic tank | large tank where solid matter or sewage is disintegrated by bacteria |
slop basin slop bowl | a bowl into which the dregs of teacups and coffee cups are emptied at the table |
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 |
washbasin handbasin washbowl lavabo wash-hand basin | a basin for washing the hands (`wash-hand basin' is a British expression) |
washbasin basin washbowl washstand lavatory | a bathroom sink that is permanently installed and connected to a water supply and drainpipe, where you can wash your hands and face, he ran some water in the basin and splashed it on his face |
water heater hot-water heater hot-water tank | a heater and storage tank to supply heated water |
haste hastiness hurry hurriedness precipitation | overly eager speed (and possible carelessness), he soon regretted his haste |
precipitation | an unexpected acceleration or hastening, he is responsible for the precipitation of his own demise |
precipitation | the act of casting down or falling headlong from a height |
think tank think factory | a company that does research for hire and issues reports on the implications |
river basin basin watershed drainage basin catchment area catchment basin drainage area | the entire geographical area drained by a river and its tributaries, an area characterized by all runoff being conveyed to the same outlet, flood control in the Missouri basin |
detention basin | a storage site (such as a small reservoir) that delays the flow of water downstream |
retention basin | a storage site similar to a detention basin but the water in storage is permanently obstructed from flowing downstream |
tank farm | an area used exclusively for storing petroleum in large tanks |
Donets Basin Donbass Donbas | an industrial region in the Ukraine |
basin | a natural depression in the surface of the land often with a lake at the bottom of it, the basin of the Great Salt Lake |
tidal basin | a basin that is full of water at high tide |
tanker tank driver | a soldier who drives a tank |
precipitation downfall | the falling to earth of any form of water (rain or snow or hail or sleet or mist) |
electrostatic precipitation | a process that removes suspended dust particles from a gas by applying a high voltage electrostatic charge to the particles and collecting them on charged plates |
precipitation | the process of forming a chemical precipitate |
basin basinful | the quantity that a basin will hold, a basinful of water |
tank tankful | as much as a tank will hold |
precipitation | the quantity of water falling to earth at a specific place within a specified period of time, the storm brought several inches of precipitation |
acid rain acid precipitation | rain containing acids that form in the atmosphere when industrial gas emissions (especially sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxides) combine with water |
tank | treat in a tank, tank animal refuse |
tank | consume excessive amounts of alcohol |
tank | store in a tank by causing (something) to flow into it |