Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Tank \Tank\, n. [Pg. tanque, L. stangum a pool; or perhaps of
East Indian origin. Cf. {Stank}, n.]
A large basin or cistern; an artificial receptacle for
liquids.
{Tank engine}, a locomotive which carries the water and fuel
it requires, thus dispensing with a tender.
{Tank iron}, plate iron thinner than boiler plate, and
thicker than sheet iron or stovepipe iron.
{Tank worm} (Zo["o]l.), a small nematoid worm found in the
water tanks of India, supposed by some to be the young of
the Guinea worm.
Source : WordNet®
tank iron
n : plate iron that is thinner than boilerplate but thicker than
sheet iron or stovepipe iron