tanklike

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English

Etymology

tank +‎ -like

Adjective

tanklike (comparative more tanklike, superlative most tanklike)

  1. Resembling or characteristic of a tank (military vehicle).
    The mechanical digger had tanklike treads.
  2. Resembling or characteristic of a tank (container).
    • 2013, Dennis Wheatley, Three Inquisitive People
      Yes, Rex had “got that,” and the old man was a great sport, but when he said a thing he meant it—otherwise Rex would never have been moving slowly up and down like a large fish in the dim green waters of this vast tanklike hall.