Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tankful

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.16 in modern English

Syllables: tank-ful
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The amount (usually of a fluid) that will fill a tank.

Example Sentences

"Each tankful of leaded gasoline causes an increasingly thick coating of lead to build up on the catalyst."
"1988 July, advertisement, Field & Stream, page 57, Regane^® Premiumᵀᴹ is a gas treatment so superior, it′ll work through eleven tankfuls-not just one."
"One driver has kept track of several tankfuls of gasoline by recording the miles driven and gallons used for each tankful."
"In 2015, two men drove a car through all 48 contiguous U.S. states on less than $300 of diesel fuel, or just eight tankfuls."

Etymology

From tank + -ful.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: tank

Inflected Forms

tankfuls (plural) tanksful (plural)

Synonyms

tank

Questions

What does tankful mean?: The amount (usually of a fluid) that will fill a tank.
Where does tankful come from?: From tank + -ful.

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