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dunk tank

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.50 in modern English

Syllables
dunk -tank
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A large tank of water, over which a dunk seat is suspended, which seat can be made to tip or fall into the tank of water, thus dunking whoever is sitting on the seat. It is used as an attraction mainly used in funfairs.

noun

Any open-topped tank used for dunking.

Inflected Forms

dunk tanks (plural)

Phrases

ducking stool dunking booth dunking machine

Frequently Paired Words

ducking stool dunking booth dunking machine

Questions

What does dunk tank mean?
A large tank of water, over which a dunk seat is suspended, which seat can be made to tip or fall into the tank of water, thus dunking whoever is sitting on the seat. It is used as an attraction mainly used in funfairs.

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