tankstand

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

tank + stand

Noun

tankstand (plural tankstands)

  1. A structure that supports a water tank.
    • 1963, Arthur Upfield, The Lake Frome Monster, London: Pan Books, published 1969, page 11:
      This he lifted to a tank stand to defeat the homestead dogs[.]
    • 1981, Dan Davin, Selected Stories, page 75:
      They disappeared round the tankstand. The umbrella still lay on the grass.
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