tank town
noun
a town where trains stop to take on a supply of water.
any small, unimportant, or uninteresting town.
Origin of tank town
An Americanism dating back to 1910–15
Words nearby tank town
tank farming,
tank fighter,
tank locomotive,
tank suit,
tank top,
tank town,
tank trailer,
tank trap,
tank truck,
tank up,
tank wagon
Example sentences from the Web for tank town
I wake up dead some day doin' short circuit in a Kansas tank-town.
Just Around the Corner |Fannie Hurst