tankful

Etymology

From tank + -ful.

noun

  1. The amount (usually of a fluid) that will fill a tank.
    Each tankful of leaded gasoline causes an increasingly thick coating of lead to build up on the catalyst. 1985 December, Popular Mechanics, page 52
    1988 July, advertisement, Field & Stream, page 57, Regane^® Premiumᵀᴹ is a gas treatment so superior, it′ll work through eleven tankfuls-not just one.
    One driver has kept track of several tankfuls of gasoline by recording the miles driven and gallons used for each tankful. 2008, Paul J. Deitel, Harvey M. Deitel, Visual C♯ 2008: How to Program, page 215

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