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Kenta Posted 17 years ago
Vocabulary

Cyilinder, tank, bottle?

Hello. Is there any differences among them?

gas cylinder / gas tank / gas bottle

What do you associate with these?

Thank you!
  

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" I'd probably say, "tank," but you're likely to hear both. "Cylinder" is a little more elegant. Bottles and cylinders are more likely to contain compressed gas for portable use.

— Avangi

  • " I'd probably say, "tank," but you're likely to hear both.
  • "Cylinder" is a little more elegant.
  • Bottles and cylinders are more likely to contain compressed gas for portable use.
  • ) A cylinder could be as tall as a man and weigh a hundred pounds, or it could be as small as a couple of liters, as used for a small hand torch.
  • ) The expression "gas bottles" is less common in the US.
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"Go buy another cylinder / tank of oxygen." I'd probably say, "tank," but you're likely to hear both. "Cylinder" is a little more elegant.

Bottles and cylinders are more likely to contain compressed gas for portable use. (Compressed gas would not be liquid at atmospheric pressure, but would be gaseous.) A cylinder could be as tall as a man and weigh a hundred pounds, or it could be as
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Thank you, Avangi. You helpe me a lot!

kenta
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