# tank top

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. An item of casual clothing: a top with no sleeves.
2. The top of a ship's bilge tank, usually the lowest horizontal surface on board.

## Etymology
The upper part of a tank suit worn by female swimmers in modester times when swimming pools were called swimming tanks.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/tank-top