plural of tanka

A (generally military) airplane used to refuel a second aircraft during flight.

A military boot worn by soldiers serving on tanks and tracked vehicles, fastened with straps instead of laces.

plural of tanker boot

(obsolete) A tinkling.

plural of tankling

Boat people from Canton region of China. / Type of boat used by the boat people near Canton.

plural of Tanka

A member of a group of people in southern China who traditionally live on junks.

(UK, politics, slang, historical) A member of the Communist Party of Great Britain who supported the Soviet Union's policy of crushing revolts in Hungary in the 1950s and Czechoslovakia in the 1960s by sending tanks into those countries.