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tankful|ˈtæŋkfʊl|
[f. tank n.1 + -ful.]
As much as a tank will contain. Now usu. with reference to the fuel tank of a car.
1887J. Ashby-Sterry Lazy Minstrel (1892) 19 Anemone-hunters roam over the rocks, All hoping to fish up a tankfull. 1890Mission Herald (Boston) June 237 The teacher had his tankful [of water] stored up. 1968‘E. Trevor’ Place for Wicked ii. 23 He'd..taken her away with the seat-belt on and a warm engine and half a tankful on the dial. 1971A. Price Alamut Ambush viii. 96 Give him a car and a tankful of petrol. 1978Detroit Free Press 5 Mar. (Parade Suppl.) 26/1 The result is your average miles per gallon for the previous tankful. The cumulative average, after a few tankfuls, will be an accurate measure of your car's mileage efficiency. |