Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tank top

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.53 in modern English

Syllables: tank -top
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An item of casual clothing: a top with no sleeves.

noun

The top of a ship's bilge tank, usually the lowest horizontal surface on board.

Example Sentences

"The service makes available, during limited weekend hours, a handful of the company's items – cargo shorts, tank tops, and the like – to the Hamptons house guest who discovers that he can't make it to Monday without purchasing one of those weird madras patchwork blazers."

Etymology

The upper part of a tank suit worn by female swimmers in modester times when swimming pools were called swimming tanks.

Inflected Forms

tank tops (plural) tanktop (alternative) tank-top (alternative)

Derived Forms

tankini

Phrases

peekaboo tank top tank-topped T-shirt

Frequently Paired Words

singlet T-shirt vest wifebeater

Synonyms

tank

Questions

What does tank top mean?: An item of casual clothing: a top with no sleeves.
Where does tank top come from?: The upper part of a tank suit worn by female swimmers in modester times when swimming pools were called swimming tanks.

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