A container or reservoir for holding liquid or gas, often in compounds such as ガソリンタンク or 貯水タンク.
タンクに水をためておく。
We store water in a tank.
I put gasoline into the gas tank.
The car's gas tank is almost empty.
tank; military tank
A military armored vehicle. In ordinary Japanese, 戦車 is the standard word; タンク is a loanword-style equivalent and may appear in translated or compound-like contexts.
See also: 戦車
敵のタンク部隊が前線に到着した。
The enemy tank unit arrived at the front.
長時間走ったのでタンクが空になった。
After driving for a long time, the tank became empty.
I filled the tank up before departing.
タンク is a loanword for any tank (water, fuel, gas, etc.), whereas 水槽 specifically implies a tank meant to hold water.
タンク is the ordinary modern word for a tank, while 船 in the tank sense is limited to compounds like 湯船 or specialized usage.
stand; base; platform; table; rack · setting (of a gem); mounting · stock (in grafting) · counter for machines and vehicles · level; mark; range; decade (of one's life) · tall building (with a fine view); observation platform · plateau; heights
think tank
tank truck; tanker truck; road tanker
tank car; tank truck
plastic container; poly tank
hot water tank
Written in katakana as a foreign-style word; no language of origin is specified.
tank top
tank bag (motorcycle)
tank breathing