Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tankstand

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: tank-stand
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A structure that supports a water tank.

Example Sentences

"This he lifted to a tank stand to defeat the homestead dogs[.]"
"They disappeared round the tankstand. The umbrella still lay on the grass."

Etymology

From tank + stand.

Inflected Forms

tankstands (plural) tank-stand (alternative) tank stand (alternative)

Questions

What does tankstand mean?: A structure that supports a water tank.
Where does tankstand come from?: From tank + stand.

How to pronounce tankstand

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