air tank

Diver's breath supply

An air tank is a container holding compressed air for later use.

Scuba divers carry air tanks on their backs to breathe underwater.

Paintball guns use small air tanks for propulsion.

The term also applies to tanks storing compressed air for industrial equipment or emergency breathing apparatus: The firefighter's air tank was running low.

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oxygen · cylinder · regulator · compressed · breathing · breathing apparatus · underwater · valve · pressure · high pressure · gauge · wetsuit · bubbles · refill · hose · mask · fins · deep

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breathing apparatus type

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Underwater breathing pipe

rebreather · free diving · oxygen concentrator · breath-holding

gas containment state

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Enclosure with removed atmosphere

empty tank · vacuum · open air · atmosphere · void

container contents

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Enclosure with removed atmosphere

water tank · fuel tank · helium tank · nitrogen tank · oxygen tank

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G