different between tanks vs reservoir

English

Etymology 1

Noun

tanks

1. plural of tank

Verb

tanks

1. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of tank

Etymology 2

Interjection

tanks

1. (humorous) thanks

Anagrams

• stank

Danish

Etymology 1

See the etymology of the main entry.

Noun

tanks c

1. indefinite plural of tank (Etymology 1)

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the main entry.

Noun

tanks

1. indefinite genitive singular of tank (Etymology 2)

Dutch

Pronunciation

Noun

tanks

1. Plural form of tank

French

Noun

tanks m

1. plural of tank

Latvian

Etymology

From English tank.

Noun

tanks m (1st declension)

1. tank (military fighting vehicle)

Declension

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From English tanks, plural of tank

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /tænks/, [t?æ?ks]

Noun

tanks m (definite singular tanksen, indefinite plural tankser, definite plural tanksene)

1. a tank (military fighting vehicle)

Synonyms

• stridsvogn

References

“tanks” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From English tanks, plural of tank

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /tænks/, [t?æ?ks]

Noun

tanks m (definite singular tanksen, indefinite plural tanksar, definite plural tanksane)

1. a tank (military fighting vehicle

Synonyms

• stridsvogn

References

“tanks” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Swedish

Noun

tanks

1. indefinite genitive singular of tank

Anagrams

• Sankt, kants, sankt, stank

English

Etymology

From French réservoir (“collection place”) (fig.), réservoir (“storehouse”) (lit.). in turn from French réserver (“to reserve, keep”).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /???z.?.vw??(?)/
• (US) IPA^(key): /???z.?(?).vw??/, /???z.?(?).vw??/, /???z.?(?).v??/

Noun

reservoir (plural reservoirs)

1. A place where anything is kept in store
2. A large natural or artificial lake used as a source of water supply.
3. A small intercellular space, often containing resin, essential oil, or some other secreted matter.
4. A supply or source of something.
5. A species that acts as host to a zoonosis when it is not causing acute illness in other susceptible species.

Derived terms

• air reservoir
• receiving reservoir
• oil reservoir
• petroleum reservoir

Related terms

• reserve

Translations

References

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from French réservoir.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /re?.z?r?v?a?r/, /re?.z?r?v?a?r/
• Hyphenation: re?ser?voir

Noun

reservoir n (plural reservoirs, diminutive reservoirtje n)

1. reservoir

Derived terms

• waterreservoir