BNET Business Dictionary
Business Definition for: Tank
- to fall precipitously. This term is used especially with reference to stock prices.
Wiktionary Definition for: Tank
- A container for liquids or gases, typically with a volume of several cubic metres.
- A heavy armoured fighting vehicle, armed with a large gun and moving on caterpillar tracks. For details see the w:tank Wikipedia article on "tank".
- (Australian and Indian English), a reservoir or dam.
- slang a very muscular and physically intense person
- In USA scuba divers' usage, a compressed air or gas cylinder.
- In online and offline role-playing games, a character designed primarily around damage absorption with offensive power as a close secondary consideration.
- For uses as a name, see w:Tank tank in Wikipedia.
- #To fail or fall (often used in describing the economy or the stockmarket); to degenerate or decline rapidly; to plummet.
- #(Online RPG) To attract the attacks of a monster, so that the other people in the group can defeat the monster in question more efficiently.
Additional Resources
- NHTSA may investigate Grand Cherokees over fuel tank fire hazard:
- The Jeep Grand Cherokee from the 1993 to 2004 model years may be investigated by federal safety regulators after a complaint that its fuel tank is an exposed fire hazard that may have contributed to hundreds of deaths. Last month the nonprofit Center for Auto Safety complained that the SUV's...
- News items 2009-11-10
- Petrobras chooses Saab for the "world's largest" tank gauging upgrade.(oil company purchasing of Saab Tank Control gauges)(Brief Article)
- The Brazilian oil enterprise Petrobras says it has purchased 1,000 "Rex" radar tank gauges with custody transfer accuracy from Saab Tank Control. This is believed to be the largest single tank gauging upgrade project in the world. Full inve The Brazilian oil enterprise Petrobras says it...
- Research articles 2000-10-01
- New pig's tank tub
- New Pig Corp. introduces the Tank Tub, a polyethylene storage container designed to hold and protect a 275- or 330-gal. oil storage tank from dirt and weather while containing a leak from the tank. The Tank Tub provides containment for a 275- or 330-gal. oil tank and has a...
- Research articles 2000-11-01
- ITW's newest gizmo is most 'consumer'; Manufacturer wants automakers to add its capless gas tank closure.(Illinois Tool Works Inc. introduced fuel tank closures)
- Byline: BOB TITA It's remained mostly unchanged since cars had rumble seats. But Illinois Tool Works Inc. has big plans for the lowly gas tank cap. The company has developed a fuel tank closure with a valve that opens when a gas...
- Research articles 2005-08-22
- Tank lining: a low-cost upgrade option. (petroleum storage tanks)(Tank System Update)
- Tank lining is a cost-effective method which can be used the petroleum marketers to improve the standard of their storage tanks and comply with EPA regulations. This approach costs about one-third of the price of acquiring a new tank, allowing petroleum marketers to save of operating costs without sacrificing equipment...
- Research articles 1995-12-01
- French council workers dig up US WWII tank
- CHARTRES, France AFP — French bomb disposal experts were called out Wednesday to check a World War II US tank discovered buried under a street at Chartres, 90 kilometres (55 miles) southwest of Paris. A mechanical digger was brought in to clear away the earth around the tank so...
- Research articles 2008-06-04
- A double wall "day tank" system that provides primary and secondary containment in one integral space-saving unit is offered by Assmann Corp
- A double wall "day tank" system that provides primary and secondary containment in one integral space-saving unit is offered by Assmann Corp. The new IMT 25/150 is designed for storing Hazardous or corrosive chemicals inside or outside. It consists of primary inner tank and a secondary outer tank. The outer...
- Research articles 2003-02-01
- Brenner Tank Inc., a manufacturer of transportation tank trailers, has announced that it has been purchased by Peterson Industries LLC.
- Brenner Tank Inc., a manufacturer of transportation tank trailers, has announced that it has been purchased by Peterson Industries LLC. Brenner will conduct business under the new names Brenner Tank LLC and Brenner Tank Services LLC.
- Research articles 2001-10-01
- ZCL Composites announces U.S.-wide supply agreement with Tank Tech.(INDUSTRY ANNOUNCEMENTS)(Brief article)
- ZCL Composites Inc. (Edmonton, Alberta) has announced a seven-year supply agreement under which the tank service company Tank Tech Inc.("Tank Tech") of Blodgett, Mo. will sell and install ZCL's PHOENIX SYSTEM[R] tank liner product across the U.S. Financial terms of the agreement were not disclosed. ...
- Research articles 2007-09-01
- About - face: with the rule already set, the U.S. EPA takes an unusual turn and reevaluates. (Fuels & Fueling).(fuel storage tank rules)
- Just as the underground storage tank regulations swept through the petroleum industry in the late 1990s, new aboveground tank regulations have recently raised concern among bulk plant operators, terminal operators, larger retailers and marketers and Just as the underground storage tank regulations swept through the...
- Research articles 2003-02-01
- New regulations fuel oil tank cover demand.
- New Regulations Fuel Oil Tank Cover Demand New federal standards have created an "overwhelming" demand for underground petroleum storage tank coverage, according to Charles J. La Barge, president of Berkley Risk Retention Group Managers ofNew Regulations Fuel Oil Tank Cover Demand ...
- Research articles 1989-02-20
- NASA/Industry Completes First Component for Experimental X-34 Composite Oxygen Tank -- Part 1 of 2.(Brief Article)
- The first major component of an experimental composite liquid oxygen tank for NASA's X-34 rocket plane has completed the curing process in an autoclave at Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Ala. The composite tank is one of 10 supplement The first...
- Research articles 2000-02-21
- "Tanks" a lot: E.T. Lawson strikes gold with tank-cleaning program.(Interview)
- In August, Fuel Oil News sat down for an interview with Bobby Allsbrook III, an oilheat and tank specialist for Hampton, Va.-based E.T. Lawson, a company that has found great success by offering free tank cleaning, while using products manufactured b In August, Fuel Oil News...
- Research articles 2003-10-01
- U.S. Army orders Elbit. (Elbit's Thru-Sight Video electro-optical tank-training system)
- Elbit has won a U.S. army tender to supply hundreds of tank training systems. The electro-optic systems - called Thru-Sight Video TSV - facilitates real-time control of the tank's firing system during training. The video displays the position of th Elbit has won a U.S. army...
- Research articles 1993-06-04
- First plastic fuel tank meets Partial Zero Emission Vehicle.(Polymers/ Ceramics)
- The first plastic fuel tank said to meet California's strict Partial Zero Emission Vehicle PZEV requirements has been introduced by TI Automotive Americas, Warren, Mich. Called Permblok AS6, the tank is constructed of an innovative combination of s The first plastic fuel tank said to meet...
- Research articles 2003-08-01
- EPA Suspends Tank Inspection Rules
- The Environmental Protection Agency said rules that require terminal operators at Fuel-loading racks to register tank trailers that have passed tank tightness tests have been suspended for 45 days in Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana and cities in The Environmental Protection Agency said rules that require terminal operators at Fuel-loading racks...
- Research articles 2005-09-19
- Ingram adds new tank barges to its fleet.(Update)
- Ingram Barge Company, Nashville, Tenn., recently ordered twenty 10,000 bbl double-skin tank barges--the largest addition to Ingram's tank fleet in 31 years. Ingram Barge Company, Nashville, Tenn., recently ordered twenty 10,000 bbl double-skin tank barges--the largest addition to Ingram's tank fleet in 31...
- Research articles 2008-01-01
- USA: GENERAL DYNAMICS AWARDED CONTRACT FOR ABRAMS TANK.
- General Dynamics Land Systems Inc., Sterling Heights, Mich., was awarded on Feb. 26, 2007, a $22,268,202 modification to a cost-plus-fixed-fee contract for system technical support for the Abrams tank program to include tank urban survivability kits, General Dynamics Land Systems Inc., Sterling Heights, Mich., was ...
- Research articles 2007-03-04
- Multiple-choice tank testing, but marketers can't afford to guess.
- Marketers are considering to use annual tank testing methods of volumetric, tracer and sound-type systems to comply with the federal government's latest requirements for leak detection in underground storage tanks. Due to high costs of tank testing the marketers often choose the cheapest available option and this leads to more...
- Research articles 1992-12-01
- New tank regs cause concern among jobbers.
- New Tank Regs Cause Concern Among Jobbers Michigan jobbers didn't give rave reviews to new underground storage tank regulations issued in draft form by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency just prior to the Michigan Petroleum Assn. annual convention in April. ...
- Research articles 1987-06-01
