单词 | tankful |
释义 | tankfuln. As much as a tank will contain. Now usually with reference to the fuel tank of a car. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > measurement > the scientific measurement of volume > measure(s) of capacity > amount defined by capacity > [noun] > amount that fills a receptacle > other vessels or receptacles fontfulc1405 shellfulc1450 eggshell-fula1475 cruseful1561 mangerful1600 thimbleful1607 hornful1610 vatful1632 flask1730 fanful1807 urnful1820 watch-glassful1830 thimble1841 eyeful1853 vaseful1856 kettleful1862 sink1868 sinkful1873 troughful1877 tankful1887 teapotful1895 walletful1909 society > travel > means of travel > a conveyance > vehicle > powered vehicle > parts and equipment of motor vehicles > [noun] > fuel tank > amount held by tankful1968 1887 J. Ashby-Sterry Lazy Minstrel (1892) 19 Anemone-hunters roam over the rocks, All hoping to fish up a tankfull. 1890 Missionary 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. 1971 A. Price Alamut Ambush viii. 96 Give him a car and a tankful of petrol. 1978 Detroit 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. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1910; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1887 |
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