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flush tank [′fləsh ‚taŋk]

(civil engineering)

A tank in which water or sewage is retained for periodic release through a sewer.

A small water-filled tank for flushing a water closet.

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They disappeared from the market when the low-gallon flush tank came into use because the flushing mechanism just didn't work well, but the problem appears to have been addressed because one of the more active manufacturers, Geberit, recently reintroduced it.

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