What does tank car mean?

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tank car

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. tank car, tanknoun

    a freight car that transports liquids or gases in bulk

Wikipedia

  1. Tank car

    A tank car (International Union of Railways (UIC): tank wagon) is a type of railroad car (UIC: railway car) or rolling stock designed to transport liquid and gaseous commodities.

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  1. tank car

    A tank car is a specialized type of railway or railroad car designed to transport liquid and gaseous commodities, such as oil, gas, chemicals, or food-grade substances. They are constructed with large horizontal cylindrical tanks that are enclosed and equipped with various safety and protective features.

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  1. Tank car

    A tank car is a type of railroad car or rolling stock designed to transport liquid and gaseous commodities.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of tank car in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of tank car in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of tank car in a Sentence

  1. Canada Transport Minister Lisa Raitt:

    We took it out of the tank car standards and put it into operating rules, we didn't get an agreement with the United States on that issue.

  2. Mark Hallman:

    For CN, tank car design is one of the most important systemic issues arising from the Lac-Mégantic rail accident.

  3. Transport Minister Lisa Raitt:

    We took it out of the tank-car standards and put it into operating rules, we didn't get an agreement with the United States on that issue.

  4. David Comstock:

    One of the things that I’ve raised is, what’s in tank car A? And what’s in tank car B? But what happens when they mix and burn? Now, what do I have?

  5. Federal Railroad Administration:

    The vast majority of hazardous materials shipped by rail tank car every year arrive safely and without incident, and railroads generally have an outstanding record in moving shipments of hazardous materials safely.

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