A small nematoid worm found in the water tanks of India, supposed by some to be the young of the guinea-worm.

A lightless, soundproof tank inside which a subject floats in salt water at skin temperature. They were originally used to test the effects of sensory deprivation and are now used for meditation and relaxation.

Alternative form of tanksuit

(metallurgy) A high narrow tank with a central cylinder for the introduction of compressed air, used in the agitation and settling of pulp (pulverized ore and water) during treatment by the cyanide process.

Alternative form of tank slapper

a type of armored tracked fighting vehicle with a motorized spinning drum with the longitudinal axis of the drum arranged horizontally, perpendicular to the motion of the tank, with flail chains attached to the front end, which can clear landmines and barbed wire by beating them to bits

A road-laying armoured tracked fighting vehicle that carries a spool of fabric to be used as a road surface over loose ground that tanks have difficulty crossing.

(Singapore, colloquial) Unable to deal or to handle something or someone; unable to put up with a situation or person much longer.

plural of tank town

(WWI military, historical) an armoured fighting vehicle on caterpillar tracks equipped with cannon during The Great War