oil tank

Petroleum storage vessel

An oil tank is a container for storing oil, typically heating oil for residential furnaces or fuel oil for industrial use.

Home oil tanks may be located in basements or buried underground: The inspector found rust on the oil tank.

Larger oil tanks at refineries and storage facilities hold crude oil or petroleum products.

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diesel · gasoline · heating · furnace · basement · gauge · rusty · industrial · refinery · drum · barrel · leak · fumes · fire hazard · valve · fill · fuel gauge · capacity

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Opposites
fuel storage type

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