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Meantolearn Posted 21 years ago
Vocabulary

Tank top

0 Is it true that 'tank' here means a 'container' that covers the top part of your body and this is why it is so named? (tank + X) 02br
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0 I have no idea why they are called tank tops but I doubt this is it. 02br 02br 00If it were, logically it would be called a top tank. 02br 02br 00Also, the use of a 'container' word would be a first for clothing!

— Nona the brit

  • 0 I have no idea why they are called tank tops but I doubt this is it.
  • 02br 02br 00If it were, logically it would be called a top tank.
  • 02br 02br 00Also, the use of a 'container' word would be a first for clothing!
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0 I have no idea why they are called tank tops but I doubt this is it. 02br
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00If it were, logically it would be called a top tank. 02br
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0 Back in the 1920's people wore tank suits (one-piece swim suit) to go swimming, and they swam in a swimming 01i00tank02i00. (The modern expression is 'swimming pool'.) The upper part of the tank suit is the tank top, of course. Now tank top just means a piece of clothing of approximately the same design and fabric as the old tank tops, and it is not worn especially fo
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0 Thanks both CJ and Nona. 02br
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00So, 'tank' more or less means the container of the water rather than the container of your body only if CJ's comments are reliable. 0-
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0 Google 02br
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00etymology tank 02br
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00There's an article on this. "tank" has the same root as many words in Indo-European languages. It almost always has the meaning of a body of water or a container for liquid. Take a look. 02br
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