Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tank town

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.49 in modern English

Syllables: tank -town
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A small, unimportant, place.

Example Sentences

"Nothing ever happens in this little tank town."
"In 1884 four masked bandits held up a Southern Pacific passenger train as it stopped at the little tank town of Panitano for water."

Etymology

From the practice of steam locomotives stopping at small towns to take on water.

Inflected Forms

tank towns (plural)

Phrases

jerkwater town

Frequently Paired Words

jerkwater town

Questions

What does tank town mean?: A small, unimportant, place.
Where does tank town come from?: From the practice of steam locomotives stopping at small towns to take on water.

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