Definition of petrol tank in US English: petrol tank
noun British A container holding the fuel supply in a motor vehicle or aircraft; a gas tank.
‘a family car with a 70-liter petrol tank’
More example sentences
‘Exposed petrol tanks in the wings made them even more vulnerable if a plane caught fire.’ ‘The V6 also has the expected extreme thirst which, when coupled with the smallish petrol tank, limits the range between fuel stops.’ ‘It can take weeks or months for oil to get from the fields beneath the Gulf of Mexico into an SUV's petrol tank.’ ‘The petrol tank lies under the bonnet, along with the spare tyre and a sizable luggage space.’ ‘This petrol pump was used to fill petrol tanks of lorries in the street without having to drive them into the forecourt.’ ‘The engine is still warm, and the petrol tank totally empty.’ ‘His road tax is paid up and the petrol tank full of lead free.’ ‘Gas mains were ruptured and car petrol tanks exploded, adding more fuel to the flames.’ ‘One aircraft hit us midships on the flight deck, it carried a bomb and two petrol tanks under the wings.’ ‘Twice they stopped, once to buy food and Pepsi and once to fill up the petrol tank from cans in the back of the truck.’