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tankage

/tang-kij/US // ˈtæŋ kɪdʒ //UK // (ˈtæŋkɪdʒ) //

罐体,水箱,油箱,罐装

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : the capacity of a tank or tanks.
    • : the act or process of storing liquid in a tank.
    • : the fee charged for such storage.
    • : the residue from tanks in which carcasses and other offal have been steamed and the fat has been rendered, used as a fertilizer.

Examples

  • More often the tankage provided is insufficient, and thousands of barrels escape.

  • Manufacturers claim that sulphate of ammonia and tankage would be better.

  • Tankage may be used in part, and in it the nitrogen costs very little more per pound.

  • The manufacturer gets his supply of phosphoric acid from rock, bone, or tankage exactly as does the home-mixer.

  • The use of some steamed animal bone or high-grade tankage in the mixture helps to prevent caking.