tankful

Complete container volume

A tankful is the amount a tank can hold, typically referring to a vehicle's fuel tank: We drove three hundred miles on a single tankful.

The word measures quantity by container capacity rather than precise volume.

quantity

gallons

Volume measurement units

measure · capacity · fill · load · supply · reservoir · content · batch · allocation · ration

vehicle

gas

Formless, expanding substance

  • fuelEnergy source material
  • petrolMotor vehicle fuel
  • dieselCompression-ignition fuel

mileage · range · refill · pump · station · journey · trip · commute · fillup · nozzle

fullness

brimming

Full to the top

replete · packed · stuffed · saturated · crammed · bulging · stocked · swollen · complete · topped

cost

price

Monetary value assigned

pounds · euros · receipt · payment · rates · economy · savings · spending · refuel

Categories
Opposites
quantity/fullness

tankfulempty tank

Container with nothing inside

nothing · emptiness · drop · trickle · dregs

Family

tankfuls

Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G