Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

intertank

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: in-ter-tank
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A structure in between the stacked tanks of a rocket body, where one tank is arranged above/below another, in the vertical body.

Example Sentences

"As shown in photographs taken of the external tank after it was jettisoned, most of the missing foam peeled off in strips from the intertank section."

Etymology

From inter- + tank.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: inter

Inflected Forms

intertanks (plural)

Questions

What does intertank mean?: A structure in between the stacked tanks of a rocket body, where one tank is arranged above/below another, in the vertical body.
Where does intertank come from?: From inter- + tank.

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