water tank

Stored water container

A water tank is a container for storing water.

Water tanks range from small household units to massive industrial reservoirs, serving purposes from drinking water storage to fire suppression to agricultural irrigation.

The term is straightforward and literal: The water tank on the roof supplies the building's plumbing.

storage

reservoir

Large water storage basin

basin · capacity · vat · barrel · drum · tub · holding · volume · gallons · liters

conservation

harvesting

Gathering mature crops

sustainability · collection · catchment · rooftop · runoff · drought · efficiency · reuse · stormwater · permaculture

infrastructure

plumbing

Water and waste infrastructure

  • pipelineLong-distance fluid transport tube
  • pumpFluid-moving machine
  • valveFluid flow controller

inlet · outlet · pressure · distribution · main · filtration · treatment · sanitation · aqueduct · sewage

potable

drinking

Liquid consumption act

sanitization · safe · clean · sediment · UV · disinfection · testing · contamination · quality · household

agricultural

livestock

Domesticated farm animals

  • irrigationArtificial water supply for agriculture
  • cattleDomesticated bovines kept commercially
  • troughOpen container for animal feed

farming · rural · dairy · ranch · stock · pasture · windmill · bore · well · sprinkler

Categories
Opposites
storage vs. conveyance

water tankwater pipe

Tube conveying liquid supply

water main · pipeline · conduit · aqueduct · drain pipe

fullness/containment vs. emptiness/drainage

water tankdrain

Channel for wastewater

empty vessel · sieve · colander

water storage vs. water removal

water tankdrainage system

Infrastructure removing excess water

sump pump · dehumidifier · evaporator · storm drain · sewer

Family

water, watery, waterfall, watering, tanks, underwater, saltwater, waterproof, watershed

Familiarity
Top 50,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G