water trough; cistern; water tank
A container or structure for holding water, such as a trough for animals or a tank. 'Track pan' is a specific railroad use.
water boat; boat carrying drinking water
A boat that transports water, especially drinking water. Compare 給水船.
See also: 給水船
waterlogged boat
A boat that has taken on water and is in danger of sinking.
Rare or archaic use; a coffin, possibly from the image of a boat carrying the dead.
We filled the water trough on the farm.
A water boat carries drinking water to the remote island.
The boat almost became waterlogged in the storm, but managed to return to port.
In old documents, 水船 can mean a coffin.
Compound of 水 (water) and 船 (boat, ship). The sense 'coffin' may derive from the image of a boat carrying the deceased, but the exact origin is uncertain.