单词 | tank farm |
释义 | > as lemmastank farm tank farm n. originally U.S. a collection of tanks for the large-scale storage of oil. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > workplace > places for working with specific materials > place for working with oil or gas > [noun] > for collection or storage terminal1886 tank farm1932 spar1973 1932 Amer. Speech 7 271 Tank-farm, a group of storage tanks. 1941 Sun (Baltimore) 7 Nov. 17/1 Chemical flames prevented anyone from getting into the explosion area, which Sears described as a ‘tank farm’, the storage area of the vinylite or plastics producing section. 1974 Daily Tel. 30 May 8/6 Huge ‘tank farms’ may be needed in parts of Scotland to store the oil. < as lemmas |
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